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  2. Purgatory - Wikipedia

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    The Orthodox Church does not believe in Purgatory (a place of purging), that is the inter-mediate state after death in which the souls of the saved (those who have not received temporal punishment for their sins) are purified of all taint preparatory to entering into Heaven, where every soul is perfect and fit to see God.

  3. Baptist beliefs - Wikipedia

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    Baptists practice believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) as the ordinances instituted in Scripture (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). [5] [additional citation(s) needed] Most Baptists call them "ordinances" (meaning "obedience to a command that Christ has given us") [6] [7] instead of "sacraments" (activities God uses to impart salvation or a means of grace to the participant).

  4. Christian views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    There has always been much debate over the 'Christian views on suicide', with early Christians believing that suicide is sinful and an act of blasphemy.Modern Christians do not consider suicide an unforgivable sin (though still wrong and sinful) or something that prevents a believer who died by suicide from achieving eternal life.

  5. Mattingly: When it comes to 'religious liberty,' where do ...

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    * While 56% of church members believe politics is "a way for Christians to love their neighbor," 31% disagreed and 13% were not sure. Also, 70% said Christians are "obligated" to vote in elections ...

  6. Old Regular Baptists - Wikipedia

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    Old Regular Baptists holding those views are often derided as the "Hardshell Side". The synergist side holds that a man must repent and believe in order to be regenerated, and that through the Creature obeying, making up his mind, taking heed to the light and call, he then is enabled by grace and the light that leads one to life. They reject an ...

  7. Christian mortalism - Wikipedia

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    Seventh-day Adventists believe that death is a state of unconscious sleep until the resurrection. They base this belief on biblical texts such as Ecclesiastes 9:5 which states "the dead know nothing", and 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 which contains a description of the dead being raised from the grave at the second coming.

  8. Religious views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    Most pentecostals believe that a Born-Again person can still go to Heaven because the blood of Jesus covers the sin of suicide. Suicide is regarded generally within the Eastern Orthodoxy tradition as a rejection of God's gift of physical life, a failure of stewardship, an act of despair, and a transgression of the sixth commandment, "You shall ...

  9. History of purgatory - Wikipedia

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    Roman Catholics who believe in purgatory interpret New Testament passages such as 2 Timothy 1:18, Matthew 12:32, Luke 23:43, 1 Corinthians 3:11–3:15 and Hebrews 12:29 as supporting prayer for souls who are believed to be alive in an active, interim state after death, undergoing purifying flames (which could be interpreted as analogy or ...