CHAPTERS:
0:00 Challenge: one bible passage for purgatory
2:16 Where Catholics and Protestants agree
4:24 The verse: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15
7:02 Calvin's way out of purgatory
8:54 Three Protestant witnesses (Kittel, Robertson, Vincent)
12:39 "Isn't this just about preachers?" — John MacArthur answers
17:37 Who is the man "saved through fire"?
18:40 Robertson describes purgatory (almost)
21:10 Clarke, Henry, and the "popish writers"
22:40 Augustine believed in Purgatory
24:34 Calvin vs. the church fathers
26:43 Suffering that saves: six verses
29:40 C.S. Lewis believed in Purgatory!
30:47 The childbirth picture
32:05 Bringing it home + the books

DESCRIPTION:
Is purgatory in the Bible? St. Paul wrote one passage — 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 — that Protestant scholars themselves have never been able to explain away. In this episode, Kenny Burchard challenges Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong to defend purgatory from ONE verse: a man whose work is burned up, who suffers loss in fire on the Day of judgment, and who comes out the other side SAVED. Drop your answer to our big question in the comments: Who is this man?

You'll hear the Catholic answer tested against the toughest witnesses we could find — all of them Protestant:

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This is a slightly modified version (minus the reply to James White at the end) of chapter twelve of my book, "The Catholic Verses" - https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-catholic-verses/

RELATED BOOK

God of Love, Fire & Light: A Biblical Defense of Purgatory -
https://davearmstrongbooks.store/product/god-of-love-fire-light-a-biblical-defense-of-purgatory/

RELATED WEB PAGE

Saints, Purgatory, & Penance (see section VI) -
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2006/11/saints-purgatory-penance-index.html

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