Why do Catholics feel the need to add to it by doing more work in purgatory?
This objection is based on a pair of erroneous presumptions: That progressive sanctification and suffering take away from Christs work on Calvary and that the Church teaches that purgatory is work. To address the second objection first, purgatory is not a place for those bad Catholics who didnt finish working their way to heaven while on earth. “For by grace you have been saved by faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of Godnot because of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph. 2:89). The purification that takes place in purgatory is purely a work of Gods grace, since there is no chance for merit after death, and the judgment of each individual is based solely upon their earthly life. But regardless of where Christ purifies men, it is precisely because his sacrifice was sufficient that each believer can be perfected. Though Christ paid the infinite debt of mans sins 2,000 years ago, the sanctification process in the life of each Christian continues. In 1 Thessalonians 5
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