"The reality is that nothing impure can enter Heaven (Revelation 21:27)"
That isn't describing the intermediate state but the final state.
"But to enter Heaven we must be perfect - thus, something must happen after death to remove sinful habits, imperfections etc. from us, for no one will sin in Heaven."
And what makes you assume God can't instantly sanctify Christians at the moment of death?
"This is also why the doctrine of imputed righteousness of Christ cannot be true - according to this doctrine the believers are legally declared righteous on the basis of merits of Christ, but they are not actually righteous (famous comparison of dung covered by snow vs. dung turned into snow attributed to Luther). But this is not possible - if you are not actually and objectively righteous, you will not enter Heaven (Hebrews 12:14, Revelation 21:27). "
i) Protestant theology doesn't deny the necessity of sanctification.
ii) What makes you think Heb 12:14 is referring to actual righteousness? The operating framework Hebrews is consecration rather than transformation.
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"The reality is that nothing impure can enter Heaven (Revelation 21:27)"
DeleteThat isn't describing the intermediate state but the final state.
"But to enter Heaven we must be perfect - thus, something must happen after death to remove sinful habits, imperfections etc. from us, for no one will sin in Heaven."
And what makes you assume God can't instantly sanctify Christians at the moment of death?
"This is also why the doctrine of imputed righteousness of Christ cannot be true - according to this doctrine the believers are legally declared righteous on the basis of merits of Christ, but they are not actually righteous (famous comparison of dung covered by snow vs. dung turned into snow attributed to Luther). But this is not possible - if you are not actually and objectively righteous, you will not enter Heaven (Hebrews 12:14, Revelation 21:27). "
i) Protestant theology doesn't deny the necessity of sanctification.
ii) What makes you think Heb 12:14 is referring to actual righteousness? The operating framework Hebrews is consecration rather than transformation.