Purgation while alive is the only way to avoid purgatory fire.
1 John 5:5 Who is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:9 If we accept human testimony, the
testimony of God is surely greater. Now the testimony of God is this,
that he has testified on behalf of his Son.
1 John 5:10 Whoever believes in the Son of God
has this testimony within himself. Whoever does not believe God has
made him a liar by not believing the testimony God has given about his
Son.
Victory over the world is attained through faith in Jesus. This faith
develops by relying on the testimony that God has provided about His
Son. This testimony is presented in various forms, both internally and
externally. Regardless of individual beliefs, everyone has access to
this evidence, ensuring that all individuals have a sense of
accountability.
John 16:7 I will send Spirit of truth to you. 8 And he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation. 9 sin, because they do not believe in me;10 righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11 condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.13 he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears.
There are two kinds of grace: Actual Grace and Sanctifying Grace.
Actual grace, accessible to both believers and non-believers, is a free
gift and entitlement of every individual. Actual grace operates through
inherent moral and natural laws to guide people towards God, virtuous
actions, and everyday blessings. As a result, non-believers come to
recognize sin and will be held accountable for ignoring the evidence
provided by God.
Believers receive righteousness through faith in Christ, and baptism is
the outward expression of that faith. Through baptism , believers receive Sanctifying Grace. Righteousness is justified through Sanctifying grace, which is access only through catholic baptism, and condemnation is based on
justification.
Actual grace is for physical realm and Sanctifying Grace is for spiritual realm. The Rosary is the most effective tool for achieving a holistic balance for accessing and comprehending wisdom; it is Jacob's ladder, connecting the physical and spiritual realms.
1 Corinthians 6:11 you have had yourselves washed, you
were sanctified, you were justified.
Washed refers to baptism, while sanctified indicates a genuine response to the call of baptism by leading an active Catholic life through self-purification, which opens the path to justification. This indicates being chosen for cleansing through sanctifying grace. 'Brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification' (2 Thessalonians 2:13).
Righteousness through justification is ongoing process initiated at baptism, where God infuses righteousness, making believers holy and children of God, a transformation that continues throughout life through sacraments, good works, and perseverance, involving both God's action and the believer's cooperation towards complete sanctification.
In Luke 5:12-16, when the leper saw Jesus, he said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
By engaging with actual grace, a person is helped to identify their
current state and to desire purification. This leads to an expression of
faith and the process of purgation of sanctifying grace, which brings
about reparation and healing.
Jesus responded, “I do will it. Be made clean,” and the leprosy left him immediately.
Actual
grace works with physical realities, and sanctifying grace works with
corresponding underlying spiritual realities; realizing this process is
required for purgation.