While it is certainly true that the blood of Jesus has washed away all the believers' sins (I John 1:7), and God has "cast all their sins into the depths of the sea," (Micah 7:19), the purpose of God's forgetfulness and forgiveness of sins is to protect His children from eternal damnation and the grasp of Satan. Acts 26:17-18.
Hebrews 12:5-11 definitely teaches that God punishes His children, but only for their correction. God has determined that He will conform every believer to the image of His Son no matter how long this process may take. Romans 8:29; Philippians 1:6. I believe II Peter 2:10-19 teaches that God will condemn all apostates to eternal damnation, but I believe that II Peter 2:20-22 teaches that carnal believers who act like apostates will be punished even worse than unbelievers who go to hell, but only temporarily and for their correction. I do not believe in Purgatory because God will never allow His children to be subject to the power of the Devil.
However, I believe that in the parable of the wedding feast in Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus taught that the wedding guest without the wedding garment symbolizes the carnal believer whom Christ will punish for his correction even after the Rapture of the Church.
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