What's the deal with Purgatory and Confession?

[@miked8023]

Keith, you are such a blessing to me. I am a 54 yr old revert who God called home after 12 years. I went to my first Latin mass yesterday. I was weeping because I was so full of joy. You’re channel has been a great resource to me. I also said my first Rosary in years while watching one of your Rosary Crew videos. Thank you so much! God bless you!

[@joannhacker9120]

Confession was so comforting to me coming back to Catholic Faith. I never felt the cleansing as a Protestant Christian. And yes, I feel confession holds me more accountable. I am more sensitive to sins, because I know I will have to confess. When I was in my twenties I thought it was nice not to have to go to confession anymore. I thought it was too embarrassing and as a Protestant it wasn’t necessary. Funny how I aged and returned to the Catholic Faith, confession is one thing I so looked forward too. What a beautiful message and so important.

[@bobtosi9346]

This is my experience too

[@voxangeli9205]

We, Catholics, love and support you, Keith! Keep the fire burning for our faith, for the goodness of all Catholics and inquiring Protestants, all for the glory of our God in Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Saviour and our sovereign King!

[@marlenearango5735]

Honestly brother, I am so glad and thankful for purgatory. From a Protestant back ground, I am just so grateful and even more so that the Lord has allowed me an understanding of it Actually, it’s just like our Lord to allow us purgatory 🙏

[@treeannie8831]

Wow. I wish I could “like” this video 100 times! Your best talk to date, IMHO. I wish someone had taught my catechism classes who had your down to earth explanations. You should start helping with your parish’s RCIA program, for real. Thank you for that time you spoke of your conversion at the EWTN church I think in Alabama? Anyway I happened to scroll on to that video late one night several months ago, and I have been blessed to get to hear you every day now in our Rosary Crew. How lucky is that for me?! THANK YOU!! ❤️✝️🙏🏻

[@toddgruber5729]

Cradle Catholic here...I’ve been trying to better understand our suffering and “offering it up”...I was really struggling with what this even means and you just helped me out tremendously. TOTALLY love the example you gave about your 3-4 year old daughter helping build the treehouse. That’s really a good example. Thanks so much Keith!

[@art04105165]

Thank you. It's awsome being catholic and to have all these gifts that God left to his church for our redemption. I follow you from Juárez México.

[@luzza2628]

It was well explained, a little more detailed on the scriptures. I hope many get the WORD with your evangelization. My other half it’s Baptist and I sent your video. He’s been listening to apologetics and with your videos he started to get it little by little. Thank you!. May the Lord give you wisdom and guidance to keep doing this 🙏🏼 mother Mary pray for us to understand and do the Lord ”s will.

[@jeremycarmicael4341]

Definitely adding this to the podcast rotation. Keep it up Keith! You've been an inspiration in my own conversion. God bless you, man.

[@winducaswell4219]

Amazing, I am cradle Catholic, yet I learn a lot from this. Thank you 🙏

[@sabbygonzaga2349]

Keith I love listening to all of your talk. Yes, we can't put ourselves high to be in line with God by thinking that we go straight to heaven. Yes we have to enter into a purification state, it's love and mercy.

[@franciscoramirez8052]

Keith, you were certainly inspired by the Holy Spirit in this reflection. May He keep inspiring you always

[@albertoascari2542]

Thanks for clearing this up Keith. We Pray the Devine Mercy Chaplet every Friday in Adoration before Mass.

[@thepic12]

Thank you so much! I’m a cradle Catholic and feel after watching your video I now have a better understanding of Puritorty!

[@nofragmentado]

😭 well done explained Keith. I just hope God opens heart, eyes and ears for those who are confused but really wanted to learn the truth of what Catholicism teaches and not what they been hearing and repeating it wrong. You talked about purgatory and one example one father give us he said: if you stole you have to go to jail and pay with months or years until you complete your sentence” You also talked about confesión and it comes to my memory St. Pío when he was confessing he feels the Holly spirit feeling when people was not telling him the truth and not repented of their sins so he was not giving the absolution. Watch the movie is so related on what you just talk about or probably you already watched. Thanks again!!

[@fabiotuan5206]

Jesus has paid it all ! In other words purgatory would just be another merit through suffering . By faith through HIS grace are we saved and not of our works

[@mikelopez8564]

@@fabiotuan5206 this video disproves what you say; you should WATCH it. Or make a better case, which is impossible.

[@tinaludlow9767]

Thank you for your testimony. Keep up the great work spreading the good news for the people of God. Piece to you from the land Down Under 🙏🙏🙏

[@nissankafernando9681]

Beautiful speech about the purification of soul.. it is more useful became because you talked out of your own experience thats more grateful...God bless you Sir.

[@Rich.-]

Sister Faustina was led to purgatory, and what she saw was pretty scary. There is fire there, souls do suffer, and Mary visits purgatory to give hope for the souls who are there. It is a place I would like to avoid.

[@jeffallanday]

Sounds like hell to me.

[@jimselimos4863]

@@jeffallanday Hell is hopelessness, because there is no where else to go, however, Purgatory shows that there is always Hope.

[@urbanh]

@@jimselimos4863 it's even better because somebody in purgatory knows FOR SURE that they will eventually get to heaven. So there has to be a lot of joy there even if they do suffer for a time.

[@annmariemullen6080]

Amen! Confession frees us! Get out of my face devil!!! I love that Keith. Confession gives us relief and hope bless you brother!

[@almamorula863]

Thank you my brother Keith for a thorough explanation of pugatory and confession. What a beautiful gift from God!

[@mlp023]

Padre Pio was blessed to know when a person was not honest in confession. ❤

[@bethmedina9200]

Awesome content, Keith! May God continue to bless you and your channel!

[@karatriolo3238]

Love this, Keith! It seems as if we are judging ourselves if we say that we are sure we are going to Heaven.

[@fabiotuan5206]

Salvation is by faith through HIS grace. HIS grace is sufficient! Purgatory is a means of merit through suffering to obtain favour therefore its not scriptural.

[@jimselimos4863]

@@fabiotuan5206, sorry, sir, but Purgatory is the peak of belief on the forgiveness of God. Purgatory is the place where we go when our life is over, but we still need to do more to get to Heaven. It shows God's Mercy for us all, because it is a "preparation" for Heaven.

[@mikelopez8564]

@@fabiotuan5206 you have connected the dots! Your only misunderstanding is it is not scriptural. God’s grace is free,unmerited favour AND participation in God’s Divine Nature. Your truncated understanding of GRACE from the 1500’s departure from the full deposit of the faith was devolved to show “faith alone”.

[@urbanh]

Thank you for making this video! I just found it. My good friend is Lutheran and asked me about purgatory and I had trouble explaining it in a way that made sense to him. I'm going to share this video with him and I think it should help.

[@christiannefex4400]

Thank you! Excellent job Keith. 😊. I love your fresh and enthusiastic approach on both these subjects (purgatory & reconciliation ) .. coming at them from several angles. You’re invitational whilst providing solid teaching AND incentive to take them seriously. Love that you covered off on offering up our sufferings. “where the rubber meets the road” 👍🏼

[@patrickfahey6722]

Soul saving work Keith. Deo Gratias.

[@takmaps]

Keith thanks for explaining Temporal Sin and need for Purgatory

[@rubenmartinez4346]

Great video Sir! Reaffirms my faith even more!

[@xiomarablanco6516]

Thank you Keith! We never stop learning about our Faith and Doctrine. I liked the point you made about the victory over temptation growth, after a “good” confession, of course. The Sacramental Graces are priceless. 🙏

[@romanostiarius8823]

Excellent explanation, Keith. Well done, brother!

[@frenchie8055]

Amazing Keith! Very insightful. Thank you for all that you do!

[@sofiauhl8456]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you. The sacrament of confession is an inside shower and washing of our souls.

[@annmathew890]

God bless you for all you do🙏🏼

[@joseramonerillo9724]

Thank you so much! Your talk is very enlightening! May God bless you always!

[@TD-bq5bo]

This is perfect timing. I was just discussing Purgatory and Confession with a protestant coworker today. She understands the Catholic teachings on salvation (faith and works) and she's becoming more and more skeptical of Sola scriptura. We've been having discussions about Catholicism for over a year now and the 2 teachings she just refuses to believe are Purgatory and Confession to a priest, no matter how much scripture I show her. She always just goes back to the "Jesus paid it all/One Mediator" verses. I'm trying to not get frustrated but I think at this point she may just be afraid of the truth.

[@Rich.-]

Yep, you hit the nail on the head. Many protestants are afraid. It is vital to keep praying for them. Especially for the ones who say,” once saved always saved” my goodness! Pray God will open up their hearts.

[@loribothwell5493]

Her free will...she's choosing this. Maybe you planted a lovely seed in her heart though.

[@heavenlycorzo]

If she agrees with faith + works for salvation, she is not saved Not a real christian False gospel

[@mpkropf5062]

@@heavenlycorzoFaith alone is a false Gospel, it’s only a “ Martin Luther “ Gospel! It’s why Luther had removed the book of James! They only put it back in after Luther died. But still kept out a lot of scriptures and books!

[@firangele8094]

With repentance and confessing our sins to a priest, God forgives us and gives us a clean slate to start over. With his grace and mercy everything is possible. 🙏🙏🙏

[@felicisimojavier4681]

I love you passion Keith and I pray to God that this video can bring forth conversion of hearts to all our brothers and sisters, Catholics or not.

[@ernietinosa1155]

Thanks bro . For helping explaining the truth about purgatory was i learn to it God bless pls. Continue propagate the true church to God be the glory

[@merrygoroung]

Me to Chris, after my mum passed, I did the samer, offered up m pray for her 🙏🙏

[@laurakeuck3311]

Hi Keith, this is so helpful, God bless you

[@KeithNester]

Glad it was helpful! God bless!

[@colettemccleave4532]

I liked your " broken window" scenario. It helped put things in perspective. Thank you. Another good one! One day I'll "catch up" with all your videos you've done. My prayers continue for your family.

[@tmkmay]

I love this so freaking much!!!

[@lorikullmann9364]

Keith this was amazing, thank you so much

[@hawthornetree646]

Assurance of salvation response to Protestants: Would it be more helpful to say”yes, if I die in a state of grace.”

[@anitacompagnone6081]

really good stuff! You've done your homework. I learned a lot!

[@agustinasandoval3294]

Thank you! God bless you 🙏🏼

[@zhuangjingmei1168]

This is awesome, Keith!

[@canImagineAsian]

I like the content brother! God bless you and your family always!

[@melvilleasha]

Wonderful job brother.

[@kevinsweeney1986]

This is great! Loved it!

[@SueEarl5281]

Great job Keith!

[@Lola-kv6fx]

Well said. God bless you!

[@KeithNester]

Thank you Lola

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

The foundation is Christ and his doctrine so, we as believers build upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, and stubble. The first three, believers in truth and charity, will stand the test of the fire. The last three point to pomp of words and human eloquence leading to imperfections and lesser sins. The day of the Lord signifies immediate Day of Judgement with fiery trial of what sort every man’s work has been. The fire of God’s judgement shall try every man’s work. Since wood, hay, and stubble cannot stand the fire, they will suffer loss; but because their works were built upon the correct foundation, and if they die in the true faith though with imperfections, shall be saved, “yet so as by fire.” Finally, if not for purgatory, most of us will go straight to hades; given, that no unclean soul will enter the Kingdom of God.

[@sabbygonzaga2349]

I meant we can't be so arrogant to to level ourselves with God thinking that we go straight to heaven.

[@deborahhalnon5202]

Susanne Passone writes books about Purgatory.

[@santosvalle9690]

God always bless you.

[@juandediosjosesaavedra6094]

Thank you, I found theologically well founded your explanation of Confession and Purgatory. I just think it would be pastorally more suitable to present Confession and Purgatory with a medical language. I mean to speak about sin as an illness of the soul: when a person is sick he needs to go to a doctor and to tell him the discomforts he experiences and listen to his advices and take the medicine he prescribes (the penance the priest gives). I would also present Purgatory rather as a hospital, where some are being healed after life from some spiritual injuries from the battles of this life, which fortunately were not deadly, before they enter Paradise. Our prayers and Masses for the faithful departed are like visiting sick people to support and encourage them, to ease their pains...Therefore it is very sad that people refuse to pray for the dead. But I do not believe that people spend years in Purgatory: if they are there for venial sins it is not reasonable that they spend there so long time; if they are being purified of the consequences of mortal sins of which they repented before dying, it is not either reasonable that they spend very long time there. Also the Church has taken recent stands towards a spiritual interpretation of the fire of Purgatory, after saint Catherine of Genoa, as the purifying fire of God's love, as a fervent contrition... I recently found that this was the position of St Thomas Aquinas by the end of his life, in the Compendium theologiae n. 182, where he does not mention anymore a material fire, saying only that the souls in Purgatory must be purified with pains similar (huiusmodi) to the fervent charity that purifies the hearts of saint men on earth.

[@ernietinosa1155]

Bro. Thanks for yor coments so simple and clear about purgatory God bless

[@Unxpectedmc1]

Awesome! Thank's! 🙏

[@cessdonan326]

Thanks,I loved it😇

[@jack_skeean]

Thanks for this, Kieth! Out of curiosity, are you uploading these podcasts to any other platforms?

[@KeithNester]

Thank you! Yes you can subscribe to the Podcast at the normal places. Visit www.catholicfeedback.com

[@lidiabarahona2154]

Beautiful Thank you

[@lidiabarahona2154]

Chivi

[@winstoncottage344]

I have tried to explain to Protestant friends, that Jesus saves us FROM something (Hell) not TO something (Heaven) - they just don't seem or want to get it.

[@davidsandrock7826]

Purgatory, if that’s what 2 Cor 3 is talking about (as an evangelical, I simply refer to this as the Judgement Seat of Christ), is something that _every_ believer will have to face. I have been led to believe that the Greek word translated Judgement there often referred to a kind of reward ceremony. The two outcomes are, I have been told, that you receive your rewards or suffer loss of reward (I’m sure just about every believer will experience varying amounts of both). The Bible supports this when it quotes Jesus talking about the least and greatest in the kingdom of Heaven. “Whoever is exalted among you shall be humbled, and whoever is humble among you shall be exalted.” Is a rough example from the top of my head.

[@horrorkitchen2119]

One of them pains suffered in purgatory is not being with God. Carolyn M Scotti

[@Ola-mu3iw]

Love this, thank you! Could you say something about what was said by Pope Benedict XVI in the encyclical Spe Salvi?

[@MariaHerrera-ng8os]

Mateo 5,25-26

[@stevenmorgan1080]

Hey my brother new convert from the most hillbilly bible belt wv I fill like om the only convert in the world thank you pray for me an all saints pray for your work my friend ...wwjd man

[@KeithNester]

Welcome home Steven!

[@firangele8094]

The Catholic religion is the true religion of Christ. Instituted with his apostles. ♥️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JamesWilliams-eu5mn]

Aim for heaven if you miss you land in purgatory, if you aim for purgatory and miss you land in hell. Purgatory is an extension of heaven.

[@emoore1439]

Nobody looks to Isaiah 6 for purgatory but in my opinion it's really good example. Isaiah's sins were cleansed when a hot coal was pressed to his lips. Sounds like his sins were cleansed as through fire just like in 1 Corinthians 3

[@panes840]

Maybe I missed it, but can you please 🙏 explain why I am praying directly to Jesus Christ for forgiveness of my sins and also going to confession? I'm just a little confused on that one. I mean, I get the scripture and how priests have the authority I get that part, but if I am praying directly to God and forming a relationship with him, why am I doing both? Do I need to do both, and if yes, which holds more power . Do you get what I'm saying? I am starting RCIA in September, so I'm not a pain in the ass protestant here, I genuinely need to understand.

[@topherrey8665]

John MacArthur please listen to what Keith is saying so may stop telling lies about the catholic church.

[@jamesm5462]

You broke a 10 grand windows. You were sorry. The house owner was shocked but forgave you. You paid 10 grand for the broken windows. Did you BRIBE or PAY for your mistake?

[@cdeep4548]

I was baptized Catholic but left the faith, I became a Protestant and for so long I got used to confessing my sins directly to God. I recently went to confession and confessed sins I had already felt like I had been forgiven of but I confessed them anyways. I didn’t feel forgiven like everyone else talks about, I think because when I do sin I ask for forgiveness immediately. Now I’m starting to feel like there is something wrong with me. I sin pretty much everyday, I still lust and in the past week I’ve fornicated twice with two different women and have masturbated once. I always immediately feel remorse and I don’t want to do it. What’s wrong with me!?!? I feel ashamed to have to go to the priest and confess these sins because I know he might think I’m not really sorry for them but I really I am.

[@MrPeach1]

I deal with something similar with fasting. I do it but I feel like I am doing it more for diet then Spiritual. I can't help it. I think that we need to keep doing the practices though and pray for God to purify our intentions. Whats the alternative? quit? the only person who wins if we quit the sacraments and holy practices like prayer and fasting is the devil. So keep on and trust the process! Your gonna get there brother!

[@cdeep4548]

@@MrPeach1 Thank u so much for this response u don’t know how much it means to knowing I’m not alone.

[@miracles_metanoia]

Going to confession has a spiritual, physical, and social effect of cleansing our lives. Habitual sin becomes “annoying” because of the confession practice (saying it again to confessor, making effort to go, etc). Overtime the habitual sin is replaced by a very profound desire for a state of grace. Oh amazing grace!! Yay!! Holy Spirit helps illuminate our conscience. It’s a heavenly parenting, guiding, gentle discipline of God.

[@cdeep4548]

@@miracles_metanoia Thank you for the encouraging words! God bless you.

[@josephblasetti7597]

The text is the Judgement seat of Christ for what Christians do after their saved. The Christians works are Judged!!! The works they did for the Lord after they were saved!!! This is not A Purgatory Vs.

[@karmyjames6532]

❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@leonardstefanyshyn40]

🙏🏻📿

[@chuckjohnson6349]

WHY DID THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CHANGE THE COMMANDMENTS

[@KeithNester]

It didn't. the "ten commandments" are organized differently by different groups, but the Bible verses are all the same. Do a little research and you'll see.

[@chuckjohnson6349]

The 10 commandments of the catechism have been changed

[@KeithNester]

@@chuckjohnson6349 changed from what?

[@miracles_metanoia]

It’s all the same. Just categorized differently. Jewish, catholic, Protestant , Orthodox, other philosophers… they have different ways of categorizing the scriptural sentences.

[@chuckjohnson6349]

Keith my mistake, In the catechism they changed the commandments.

[@MrPeach1]

I still have a bunch of windows I need to pay for...

[@KeithNester]

me too

[@mlp023]

Exactly, no need to pray for the dead if they are saved or damned.

[@johng.7560]

Ah purga-story, only catholics go to purga-story, all other christians skip that and go straight to heaven. The question is how do catholics get out of purga-story since it does not exist?

[@lois2997]

It is in the Bible you know the one we gave you that you that you took 7 books out of one which includes purgatory smh

[@mpkropf5062]

Actually there have been Saints who saw into purgatory and guess what not only were there Catholics there but many Protestants were there too!! Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t go there!! No Christian is clean enough in the Protestant Community to go straight to heaven! Protestants are the only religion that don’t believe in purgatory because it’s what Luther taught! They follow a man made doctrine!

[@loganbothwell543]

What did Jesus say about purgatory? Nothing! Do not be fooled by the doctrines of men! Humble yourself and let the Holy Spirit who leads you into all truth confirm the truth. Jesus said “let the dead bury the dead”....no amount of your own sacrifice will save anyone....either Jesus did it all or not. He said on the cross “it is finished”! The sin against the Holy Spirit is denying what Jesus did for us. God is not the author of confusion.....why do you say you do not know. It says the Holy Spirit will reveal all truth if you seek Him will all your heart. So was the religion of worshipping idols before Jesus came the belief! Nothing new false doctrines and antichrists will come.....Jesus said it. When Jesus said to Peter “upon this rock I will build my church (body of believers) He meant on Peter’s faith that he was the saviour. Remember.....soon after....He also said “get behind me Satan”. Shows how we can be manipulated by satan even as believers because of our sinful nature. We are not to follow man.....but God

[@lois2997]

More lies

[@mpkropf5062]

Judaism believed, I’m confident Jesus believed in it! Protestants are following a man-made doctrine of Martin Luther not Jesus!!

[@fabiotuan5206]

Jesus said to the thief TODAY you will be with me in paradise! Not tomorrow or next month or after spending sometime in purgatory. Jesus paid it all!

[@julieelizabeth4856]

Jesus rose from the dead and spent 40 days on earth, appearing to the apostles several times before ascending to Heaven on Pentecost. He didn't go to Heaven on the day he died on the cross. "Paradise" is a word that can have a change in its meaning and in different cultures.

[@fabiotuan5206]

@@julieelizabeth4856 I think we can all understand the term "paradise" exceeding joy, happiness etc

[@gracerizza8694]

Let’s remember the thief was just crucified.... that may have been purification enough.

[@jimselimos4863]

@@gracerizza8694 thank you, for that clarification!

[@lois2997]

That is not what Jesus meant

[@johnbrowne3950]

Jesus Christ shed His blood and died on the cross for all our sins. Saying He didn't finish the job and there's more we can do by spending time in purgatory is heresy of the highest order. It's downright blasphemy. If we are truly Christians we confess or sins to God, not man. 1John 2:1-2 and Hebrews 4:14-16.

[@mpkropf5062]

Yet you are following a man-made doctrine! Even Jesus believed in purgatory as He IS a Jew! Protestants are the only ones who follow a false doctrine of Martin Luther! Their whole doctrine is heresy! They do not have the Eucharist Adoration!

[@fraypequenitomariasacerdot5167]

Well done brother ... it's really cool to see your sincerity, honesty and how you're using your brain - with the grace of God - to go always more deep into Gods Truth (God wants that: see for example Mark 7:18); the brain is a really great gift of God and we have to take it to bare fruit, to use it according to Him ... keep up also doing that always more ... P.S. - about 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, check also this biblical passages that someone make me acknowledge: 1Sam 2:6 and 1Peter 3:18-20 - really liked also your reflection about our participation on Christ sacrifice, suffering and redemption (good example of your daughter); yeah, as that someone help me understand also, as God revealed through Saint Paul, Jesus is the Head of His Body that is the Church (Col 1:18.24); our participation is on that, we're His Body ... is always Him, Head and Body ... - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ... man, how thankful I am to God that called also me to participate in His Priesthood; what a power in Him to participate in His Lamb Mission of taking away the sins from the world (ref. John 1:29); it's Amazing, difficult (cause indeed delicated [it's like a chirurgical operation in the soul]; we really have to put all our heart time brain to do it like Him, like He wants us to do it), but really Powerful, Amazing ... "you'll call Him Jesus, cause he'll save His people from their sins"; "my blood shed for the forgiven of sins" how? "to the ones you'll forgive will be forgiven, to the ones you'll not forgiven will not be forgiven"; So Jesus, our God and King, you want, so lets all do it with your help Keep up brother