Death Flashcards
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Purgatory
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- Catholic belief prep for heaven
- Sin- redemption
- Many disagree but more sense than hell
2
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Hell as physical place
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- Traditional view
- Revelation 21:8 “their will be a lake which burns with fire” Matthew: “utter darkness gnashing of teeth” could argue just idea – Oakham razor
- If people do bad reject god justice god punishes them as gods goodness questioned but struggle idea gods love
- Hick sufferings of damned hell can never lead to constructive end infinite suffering for finite sins so says universalism
- Despite his view not with interpretation purgatory right about loving god wouldn’t so more compatible god nature
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Hell as a symbol
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- Symbol of guilt suffering as consequence of sin
- If this case, no need purgatory but this doesn’t to justice with texts sheapgoats depart from me into eternal fire prepared for devil and his angels
- Rich man Lazarus I am in agony these flames
- So is physical so therefore relies on purgatory more sense than condemning people to agony or external fire
4
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Hell makes more sence
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- Hell has more biblical evidence not purgatory so could reject
- Not common outside catholics but Catholic Church reference to cleansing by fire Matthew 12:31 every type of sin and slander can be forgiven so need place to redeem before meeting god face to face
- Can be found in early writings Oregien place soul develop, Gregory Nysa purification so is in c tradition so claim it lacks support can be disputed
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Makes more sense hell purposeless god loving cleansing