Will Protestants and others have to go to Catechism classes in purgatory?

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Thanks to everyone for their comments. I have always thought of Purgatory as a state of adjustment. Attitude adjustment and a time to rid us of imperfections and burn away bad ideas and stinking thinking. We will learn all kinds of things we have wrong and the things we have right. If I make it to there and get the privilege I would love to teach some of our separated brethren where they went wrong. But we will find out someday. Some of us sooner than others.

Bless you all.
 
Roman Catholics will probably be required to read The Book of Concord-The Lutheran Confessions and Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will cover to cover.
 
hn160 said:
Roman Catholics will probably be required to read The Book of Concord-The Lutheran Confessions and Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will cover to cover.
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Actually, I think all human writings and teachings will be unnecessary and irrelevent, regardless of their source. Besides, from what I’m reading about current Catholic theological thoughts regarding Purgatory, there wouldn’t be time to read anything.
(George H.)Tavard said purgatory has been understood by Catholics as both a place of punishment and a state of cleansing, **perhaps even momentary at the time of death. **The image of cleansing was prominent among the mystics, for whom final purgation meant an encounter with the “fire” of divine love which purged the effects of sin on the human person.
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hn160 said:
Roman Catholics will probably be required to read The Book of Concord-The Lutheran Confessions and Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will cover to cover.
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In all seriousness though, I think we will all be surprised at how different Heaven is from whatever we imagine, and I will not be shocked if we get there and God tells us all that none of us got the “One True Religion Thing” completely right.
 
The teachings of the Catholic Church, as well as most other Christian Churches is that once you die, you are no longer capable of changing your beliefs or behaviors. You will be judged on how you lived your life.

Purgatory is NOT to change you, it is to pay the price of the sins that you chose to commit. If you make it to Purgatory, you will know that you WILL eventually be in heaven. You will accept any suffering as payment for the pain you caused to our Lord.
 
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