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originally posted by: KansasGirl
Can you give me an example in scripture (not pseudopigraphal books) where a person is allowed or instructed to make a sacrifice for another person? Besides Jesus.
originally posted by: DeathSlayer
a reply to: suruptileous
Read the book of Enoch. There is no hope for the fallen angels.
originally posted by: hiddeninsite
a reply to: suruptileous
The only way to have eternal life is to believe and accept Jesus as one's personal savior. It is a decision by one person to Jesus.
We do not gain salvation by good works. Good works follow when we live our life in accordance with love of Jesus. The Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us and is our guide and teacher.
When Jesus died on the cross it was the final act. It was at that time that he went to Sheol (which was divided into two parts, one for the good and one for the bad). Jesus took the good to Heaven and left the bad in Sheol (Hades). This was when things changed, meaning that all believers that now died went immediately to Heaven and non believers went to Sheol.
Fallen angels cannot be saved. They once lived amongst God and chose to follow Satan. Satan and his unfallen angels work to destroy man. Man is God's beloved creation and God sent Jesus to redeem us. God chose to redeem humans and not the fallen angels. Do not give any mind space or sympathy for fallen angels, have nothing to do with them.
originally posted by: DeathSlayer
a reply to: suruptileous
Jesus did not go to hell for three days. Doctrine of men.
He went to paradise and paradise is not heaven but the place souls go who await the resurrection.
What did Jesus tell the thief on the cross? No mention of heaven.
You do not go to heaven where you await the resurrection and then come back to earth.....that is cruel and a lie, at death it is either paradise or hell.
FYI: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. HEAVENS ....plural....more than one. break it down.... OK there are three heavens ... at the top sits the father and son, in the second is where the angels are and the first is often called paradise which is distant to the second and third heaven. Angels and humans do not mix and live seperately. Paradise is similar to earth and Jesus stops in time to time BUT he resides with the Father that overseas the heavens. (PLURAL)
Hope this helps.
originally posted by: hiddeninsite
a reply to: suruptileous
No human person can atone for another person's sins. The only person who ever could was Jesus. It is up to the individual to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
The Catholic church (no disrespect intended) does not have such power.
Good works have no power. One can be good all their life but it does not matter. It is your acceptance of Jesus as your personal savior - it is the only way.
John 14:6 ESV /
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
1 John 5:11-12 ESV /
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Souls of the dead are not in purgatory. Purgatory doesn't even exist. There is Heaven (Paradise), or Hell (Sheol).
originally posted by: hiddeninsite
a reply to: suruptileous
This is a sermon from ancient times. Sermons are dictated by man, man's interpretation of Biblical passages. Again, it is not Biblical. And so, because it is man made and does not line up with the word of the Bible, then it is deceitful.
This homily was prepared for the instruction of improvement of a person's life, moral character... not actual Biblical doctrine. It is deceitful to state that such writings are Biblical.
You are pushing Catholicism beliefs.