Purgatory

[Mortimer]

Yesterday I listened to a Orthodox Priest he explained what "sins and passions are". And he said after death our passion are still with us, and thats why we are not in heaven if we do not fight our passions. He quoted the Bible saying "Where there is sin there is no God and where God is there is no sin". That made somehow sense but yet I think the orthodox still reject the concept of Purgatory but all of a sudden the purgatory made totally sense to me. Because we need to get purified to get saved from all sins, but it is also wrong that someone who was a convinced christian cannot enter heaven because of some sins or passions though no one is a saint everyone has a passion even if he is a convinced christian. So purgatory made totally sense that we are purified and then enter sinless heaven. It doesnt make any sense if they reject purgatory. Opinions?

[Tannhauser]

Yesterday I listened to a Orthodox Priest he explained what "sins and passions are". And he said after death our passion are still with us, and thats why we are not in heaven if we do not fight our passions. He quoted the Bible saying "Where there is sin there is no God and where God is there is no sin". That made somehow sense but yet I think the orthodox still reject the concept of Purgatory but all of a sudden the purgatory made totally sense to me. Because we need to get purified to get saved from all sins, but it is also wrong that someone who was a convinced christian cannot enter heaven because of some sins or passions though no one is a saint everyone has a passion even if he is a convinced christian. So purgatory made totally sense that we are purified and then enter sinless heaven. It doesnt make any sense if they reject purgatory. Opinions?

I'm glad you brought the topic up. Recently I was wondering if other Christians have the concept of purgatory.

So purgatory made totally sense that we are purified and then enter sinless heaven. Nice reflection.

I ask you: Do the orthodox reject the ideo of purgatory? Or it is simply alien to them?

[Mortimer]

I'm glad you brought the topic up. Recently I was wondering if other Christians have the concept of purgatory.

So purgatory made totally sense that we are purified and then enter sinless heaven. Nice reflection.

I ask you: Do the orthodox reject the ideo of purgatory? Or it is simply alien to them?

Im not sure. I know Protestants reject the idea of Purgatory. Im not sure but on google I read that the orthodox do reject purgatory but do still pray for the dead, and light candles for the dead and pray for them. I dont know why they do that if they dont have a concept of purgatory because if someone is at the final stage in heaven or hell why pray for that soul?

[Mixdguy17]

Im not sure. I know Protestants reject the idea of Purgatory. Im not sure but on google I read that the orthodox do reject purgatory but do still pray for the dead, and light candles for the dead and pray for them. I dont know why they do that if they dont have a concept of purgatory because if someone is at the final stage in heaven or hell why pray for that soul?

I feel like u are more a catholic in belief than the actual religion u are. Do u believe in the virgin Mary and the Saints?

[Mortimer]

I feel like u are more a catholic in believes than the actual religion u are. Do u believe in the virgin Mary and the Saints?

Yes I do. But so do Orthodox only Protestants dont. But I believe that Im actually quiete Catholic in beliefs yes.

[Mixdguy17]

Yes I do. But so do Orthodox only Protestants dont. But I believe that Im actually quiete Catholic in beliefs yes.

Yeah Morti, and u also believe in the Pope, I would think u should change, u would fit quite well in the catholic church.

[Mortimer]

Yeah Morti, and u also believe in the Pope, I would think u should change, u would fit quite well in the catholic church.

Thanks.

[ShieldWolf]

Yes I do. But so do Orthodox only Protestants dont. But I believe that Im actually quiete Catholic in beliefs yes.

You actually seem to be better catechized than many Catholics. No doubt that is from your Catholic education.

[PaleoEuropean]

Im not sure. I know Protestants reject the idea of Purgatory. Im not sure but on google I read that the orthodox do reject purgatory but do still pray for the dead, and light candles for the dead and pray for them. I dont know why they do that if they dont have a concept of purgatory because if someone is at the final stage in heaven or hell why pray for that soul?

Protestant belief is a little more simplistic when it comes to hell, purgatory in the general sense is more like some of the Jewish versions of the afterlife where we merely exist but not in a state of great pleasure or pain. For protestants a lot believe only a certain portion of even Christians will go to heaven as a lot are cultural Christians and not true believers.

[ShieldWolf]

Im not sure. I know Protestants reject the idea of Purgatory. Im not sure but on google I read that the orthodox do reject purgatory but do still pray for the dead, and light candles for the dead and pray for them. I dont know why they do that if they dont have a concept of purgatory because if someone is at the final stage in heaven or hell why pray for that soul?

I think that Orthodox choose not to specifically define it, but agree that purification must occur before entering heaven.