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Catholicism: What About Purgatory?

17 Jan

I have been born again 44 years and until recently, understanding purgatory was not a priority for me. However, since many of those who seek deliverance from Pam Sheppard Ministries are Catholic, it was mandatory that I study its implications toward addressing why so many Catholics need deliverance. Since the Lord Jesus Christ said that knowing the truth will set captives free, it’s time to fathom the hold that purgatory has had over the lives of many.

Catholicism teaches that there are two kinds of sin: mortal and venial. Venial sins are not considered deadly, but as indicated from Catholic.com, even though mortal sins can be forgiven, venial sins need to be purified because though not deadly, venial sins are impurities that require a temporary punishment.

As purgatory is defined, Catholics are taught that it is a necessary spiritual place “out there in the ether somewhere,” that is like a holding center for the spirits of dead Catholics in order to purify their already dead souls as a prelude to entrance into heaven. The scripture used to support this teaching is found in Revelation 21:27:and nothing unclean and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

My first observation is to ask “Why would the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth shed His blood for the remission of sin, pay the punishment for all sinners in His blood, be resurrected, go into hell and release all the captives out of Abraham’s bosom, and yet maintain a holding cell for the purification of “venial” sins? Is not purgatory a sign that the Lord’s blood is not powerful enough? did Jesus lie when He declared “It is finished?”

So I perceive that those who promulgated this blasphemous heresy do not understand the power of the blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth within the context of redemption sanctification, justification and rebirth.

1. Redemption: To be redeemed is to be purchased. The sinner is akin to a slave on the eternal auction block, owned by Satan. Those whom God has called have been purchased by the Lord’s blood, and their spirits were eternally cleansed, purified at the moment the Lord cried out from the cross “it is finished!!!”

2. Sanctification: To Be sanctified is to “be made holy.” To be Holy is to be clean. We have been taken from among the heathen and gathered out. He says “I will sprinkle clean water upon you.” look at God”s emphasis. On all the “I will’s.” He says “I will sprinkle clean water upon you. I will give you a new heart, I will give you a new spirit, I will put a new spirit within you, I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, I will put My Spirit in you, and I will cause you to walk in My statutes and you shall keep My judgments and do them.” IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS, WE ARE CLEAN!!!! ( Ezekiel 36)

3. Justification: To be justified is to be declared INNOCENT EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE ONCE GUILTY! This occurs because in His blood and by His resurrection, we become new creatures. Old things are passed away including ALL past sins. All things become new. The blood of Jesus speaks and declares that we are no longer sinners once we have been made new. Sure, we will sin because our souls must be renewed within our daily walk. But John tells us that when we DO sin, the blood of Jesus cleanses us of the sin once we have truly repented.b(1John1)

4. Rebirth: We are a three part being, spirit, soul and body. What is reborn and made completely clean is our spirits, not our souls and not our bodies. Our spirits are instantly purified in the blood of Jesus the moment we become “born again.” So when we die, since ALL of our spirits ARE purified in His blood and by His resurrection, our spirits immediately go to heaven. So, why purgatory?

Here is the deal. Catholicism is based on works. It’s religious legalism, straight and simple. Catholic priests cannot cast out evil spirits because these entities only respond to faith in the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Consequently, all of that Catholic exorcism stuff is a sham. A play or movie whose director is The devil. A belief in purgatory is the first domino to fall. Included in all of these false or mixed teachings is the divinity of Mary. It is also a deception.Why? because Mary was alive at the cross. For as He hung there, the Lord called on John to “look after His mother.” So Mary stayed on earth until she died and then her spirit went to heaven just as all who die in Christ do.

Also, praying to dead saints is necromancy, needing an article or two all to itself!!!

I could go on and on here, but for now, I will simply say, “there is no such place as purgatory.”

If you need to be set free from religiosity, call PSM at 888-818-1117 or send an email to getreadyforthelord@gmail.com

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E-book Excerpts: The New Idolatry

24 Nov

Written by Pastor Pam Sheppard of Pam Sheppard Ministry

The New Idolatry:  Charismatic Witchcraft, Deliverance and Other. Counterfeits.  (Pg 95-96)

 

What are the plagues?

The worst plague is a curse of spiritual blindness caused by delusion and demonic deception. The worst of the worst is to be duped into believing that you are going to heaven, and to die and find yourself in hell for eternity. For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world yet loses his soul? (Matthew 16:25) The fact that countless people have been indoctrinated into the “I accepted Jesus”   practice—also known as the “make a decision for Christ gospel, “ the worst abomination of them all.

For this form of idolatry distorts the word of God to such an extent, than I am willing to estimate that 85% of churchgoers believe that they are saved, and they are not. Counterfeit spiritual births at the altars of God are the absolute worst plague, the fruit of idolatry. This horrendous sign is pervasive throughout the organized church worldwide—a wide gaping hole for demonic infestation and other horrendous plagues to enter with ease.

So it follows that plagues that can destroy the soul are actually worse than those that debilitate the body only. Sickness and disease are certainly among the plagues, but there are several others. In our times, there are plagues that were not around in other generations: HIV/AIDS, crack, violence like drive by shootings, missing children, the domestic violence cycle and so many more.

Addiction of any kind is a plague primarily due to the dysfunction within the human will. As previously addressed, besides the mind and the emotions, the soul also consists of the will. Whenever the human will is in any kind of bondage, a plague is in operation which follows that the soul is seriously damaged.

Click here for a copy of  The New Idolatry or click on the book cover below.

If you have any questions, please contact Pam Sheppard Ministry at 1-888-818-1117 or email rescueonfb@icloud.com.

 

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To Be Saved, You Don’t Need to Know About Heaven Or Hell

8 Apr

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If your motivation for becoming saved is/was to get into heaven, then you have COMPLETELY missed the mark. Contrary to what the churches falsely teach, salvation is motivated AND INITIATED by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our personal desires are pushed aside, and the Holy Spirit comes  to the forefront and shows us a “New Thing…” one that gives us saving faith in the power of the crucifixion, cross, and resurrection of Jesus Christ…NOTHING about YOU like the Institutional Church teaches. In the IC, it’s all about man, works, and MAN’S desire to get what HE wants out of the deal. When it’s the REAL DEAL, you are out of the picture, and Jesus Christ is the center.

I don’t know about you, but growing up in church, I was often taught that going to heaven was a major motivation to wanting to be “saved.” I had absolutely NO DESIRE for God, nor did I really understand what the cross TRULY meant, and what the resurrection of Jesus Christ really was. All I wanted was to avoid being damned to hell. And so I did all these works to try to attain salvation and maintain salvation.

In most churches today, the preacher’s focus during the altar call is on the individual desiring a better life or situation for himself, or perhaps the individual being so hopeless and guilty about his lifestyle that he is  heavily encouraged to “make a decision for Christ” before it’s too late. What a self-centered approach to salvation!

I also would like to point out that my Pastor, Pam Sheppard, had NO desire for God when he began his work in her and rebirthed her spirit. She was not seeking for ways to “get saved.” And Paul was a persecutor of Christians, yet the Lord saved him. Neither Paul nor Pam were worried about “getting into heaven,” or avoiding hell. Neither was feeling so guilty and helpless that they did works to try to save themselves from hell.  So desiring God and doing works to avoid ending up in hell certainly can’t be prerequisites to becoming born again.

As for me, when I TRULY got born again, the thought of heaven or hell never even entered my mind when I heard the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. I was way too caught up in what happened to Jesus Christ, whereas beforehand when I was part of the IC, my MAIN motivation for trying to be “right with God” was because I wanted to get to heaven in the end…no concern for the cross and resurrection, and no change occurred in me. I wanted what I wanted for MYSELF, and certainly didn’t care about Jesus. I just wanted to do all the works it took in order to be saved…when we all know that we are saved by GRACE, and NOT by WORKS. There is NOTHING we can do to get saved. Our human works are not enough. Only the Holy Spirit has the power to quicken our spirits, give us FAITH in the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, cause us to repent, and make us new, born again creatures. WE DON’T HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT. WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES FROM OUR OWN WICKEDNESS. WE ARE POWERLESS. This is why the ENTIRE salvation gospel preached in the IC is COMPLETELY FALSE. The ENTIRE point of the Gospel is COMPLETELY ignored and missed!!! The IC tried to do a “shortcut” to the real deal by stepping in and attempting to do the Holy Spirit’s job, and then calling that salvation…which is not possible. I dare say that if your salvation experience occurred in a church service within the IC, you are probably NOT born again, and you most likely have a False Conversion…no matter how GOOD it felt. THINK DEEPLY ON THIS.

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Need to think on this further? Pam’s latest book, The Church of the Endtime Zombies, will give you more clarity on your questions regarding salvation. She also has written other similar books that may cater to your spiritual needs.

Her books can be found at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/pam_s911

Need further help? You can contact Pastor Pam at 888-818-1117. Or, you can send an email to getreadyforthelord@gmail.com .

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