Jiang defines the difference between hell and purgatory as will: purgatorial sinners admit sin and commit to penance; hell's sinners refuse to admit wrong.
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Jiang defines the difference between hell and purgatory as will: purgatorial sinners admit sin and commit to penance; hell's sinners refuse to admit wrong.
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"...climb before, but that will was opposed by longing to do penance, as one should sin instilled by divine justice. Okay? So, the people..."
"...alright so you have maybe religion okay and so think of penance pyramids right because pyramids in Egypt are able to focus your attention..."
"...to go. Okay, why? All right, so the first reason is penance. So a lot are violent people who have engaged in war, right?..."
"...admit that they've committed a sin, and they're willing to do penance. And the penance could be a thousand years. It could be one..."
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