00:00How are you, my dear brothers and sisters? It's a great pleasure to be with you again through this medium.
00:05to continue sharing our faith. We are finishing up discussing the question that we
00:11Laura from Guanajuato does this, where she expresses a series of doubts that the siblings have.
00:17separated and for which I cannot find an adequate answer in writing.
00:30Thank you!
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01:07Let's continue with our teaching today with Father Ernesto María Caro.
01:14I want to finish, my dear Laura, with the matter of purgatory. On this subject,
01:20I must tell you that there are different texts that prove there is an intermediate state between
01:25Heaven and earth. One of the most evident references to this purification or atonement.
01:31The one after this world is that of Matthew 12:32, in which Jesus tells us,
01:37And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever
01:43Anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
01:51The words "century to come" are understood to refer to eternal life. Thus, it follows from this quote that there is
01:59sins that will be forgiven in the age to come. Another important quote that has been used to support the
02:05The church that best exemplifies this concept of purgatory is found in the Second Book of Maccabees, chapter 12. In this
02:12Judas Maccabeus orders an offering to be made for the dead who were found to possess idols.
02:19in their tunics, that is, according to the law of Moses, for they died in sin. In this respect, the
02:26Verses 45 and 46 say, but believing, referring to Judas Maccabeus, firmly that those who
02:35Those who die piously will receive a great reward, a holy and pious thought, he offered.
02:42an expiatory sacrifice so that the dead might be absolved of their sins. Again, it remains of
02:49I manifest a requirement before entering heaven, because one cannot enter heaven without being completely
02:56holy, as Scripture itself indicates. The Catechism of the Church tells us, those who die in the
03:03in grace and friendship with God, but imperfectly purified, although they are assured of their eternal
03:10For salvation, they undergo purification after death in order to obtain the necessary holiness
03:17to enter into the joy of heaven. In another catechesis I will address this topic in greater detail.
03:24Purgatory. Let's focus for now on the biblical topic I've mentioned. And to conclude my commentary on
03:32The idea that non-evangelicals don't go to heaven is a misconception held by the brothers of the
03:38Reformation, that is, also called Protestants, and some other Christian groups have. They are based
03:45in that only his baptism saves and that until an express confession of Jesus Christ is made as
03:51Lord, there is no salvation, so everyone is condemned. This would lead us to a very dire situation.
03:57It's painful to think of a God who is both just and unjust; let's simply think of all those who...
04:03They are not even Christians, who, according to this line of thinking, would not have the possibility of
04:09to be saved. God would have created them and destined them, without guilt, to the pains of hell. All this is
04:16That's wrong. Salvation is a work already accomplished by Christ for all humanity. One who loses that salvation is the one who loses it.
04:23which he expressly rejects, as the Gospel clearly states. It says in the Gospel of Mark,
04:31Those who refuse to believe will be condemned. Believing opens the door to life in the spirit.
04:38to the life of the kingdom, which is the life designed by God for man to be happy. Therefore,
04:43By accepting Jesus as Lord and deciding to live according to the gospel, he realizes and actualizes
04:50not only the salvation of Christ, but also enables man, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
04:57Freedom from sin, and with it, entry into life in its fullness. It is true that it is not enough alone
05:04Having baptism, or just having faith, is not enough, because as the apostle James says, faith without works is dead.
05:11It is necessary, as Saint Paul clearly states, to make a confession, which is not simply
05:18It must be verbal, but it must be with one's whole life. The apostle James himself says,
05:24Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works. The sum of these elements is what
05:31which enables man to have access to the eternal joy of paradise. I hope, then, that this clarifies
05:39your thoughts and motivate you to live a life in accordance with the spirit, that you may see the solidity of
05:45Our faith springs precisely from Sacred Scripture. May the Lord, my dear Laura,
05:51May God fill you with blessings. And well, I hope to see you all at our next catechism class. Until then.
06:01Bye.
06:02Bye.
06:03Bye.
06:04Kau.
06:05Thanks for watching the video.
