Pints With Aquinas Is Purgatory taught in Scripture and in the Fathers? William Albrecht Vs Fr. Ramsey
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Oct 21, 2022 AI Snips
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Scripture And Fathers Endorse Purification
- William Albrecht argues Scripture and early fathers support postmortem purification as compatible with Revelation and 1 Peter's call to holiness.
- He frames purgatory as temporal purification for those who die in God's friendship but need cleansing before heaven.
2 Maccabees Validates Prayers For Dead
- Two Maccabees 12 is cited as evidence Jews believed prayer and sacrifice could help the dead.
- William views this as direct precedent for Christian practice of praying and offering suffrages for departed souls.
1 Corinthians 3 As Purgatorial Prooftext
- 1 Corinthians 3 is presented as the central scriptural proof: works tested by fire, loss yet salvation "through fire".
- Albrecht interprets Greek diaparos and related imagery as indicating postmortem purification that saves the person.