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NASB | 1 Corinthians 3:15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 3:15 But if any person's work is burned up [by the test], he will suffer the loss [of his reward]; yet he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has barely escaped] through fire. [Job 23:10] |
Subject: Why do they prey for the deads salvation |
Bible Note: Dear brother Ed, Honestly, I do not want them to say any more or less than what they actually say. It would be the height of presumption in a variety of ways if I thought I could even improve on them. Nevertheless, I apologize if there was any hint of spin in my post. Perhaps I was hasty in the selection of the specific theses that I posted. As you know, I've made errors in haste before! Therefore, purely by way of explanation: I chose the first one since it begins the discussion of whether saving merit could be imputed to the dead. I chose the last one since it begins the discussion on the universal offer of salvation. I left the ones in between because they seemed to at least relate to the topic at hand in a unified way. I have no better justification than what I've expressed in this paragraph, for my selection of the specific theses. Nevertheless, the belief that salvific merit can be influenced is the root of both the practice of granting indulgences ("extra-sacramental remission of the temporal punishment due in God's justice") and "the efficacious prayers for the dead." That, at least, is beyond dispute. That the "hammer blows heard round the world" began the debate on this and other issues, is a matter of historical record. Believers can consider these issues themselves by examining the full 95 Theses in their entirety: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html For description and definition on the practices and beliefs mentioned by Luther, search the web. There are a variety of resources, both Roman Catholic and otherwise, that can give full particulars. Luther himself wrote a great deal on them subsequent to their posting. Thank you, brother Ed, for helping me clarify. In Him, Doc |