If the heaven thing turns out to be a farce, how do christians justify living their lives banking on a fantasy

Answer 1

If you are having spiritual problems, turn to saint moby in the bible.

Answer 2

Your question makes no sense, but sounds a little like Pascal's Wager, which basically states:if I, as a Christian am right, then I go to Heaven, but if I am wrong, then no harm, I just lived a better life. On the other hand if the atheist is right, then he just goes in the ground at the end of his life, just as he thought. However, if the atheist is wrong, then he goes to Hell. Personally, I'll bank on Heaven.

Christianity can be proved using logic and reason. Its called apologetics, look it up.

Answer 3

Bear-baiting the christians accomplishes nothing.

Everyone faces suffering, dissappointment & hardships in life.
Many people feel that their religion gives them strength, solace, and the possibility of something better. Is that such a deplorable thing? No one has anyone to answer to except themselves as far as the conscience goes, no matter what their beliefs.

If my neighbor believes in Jesus & feels that that helps her, what concern is it of mine? She exercises her constitutional right to that freedom. Good for her. My responsibility is to treat others regardless of their differences or practices. It is the sneering arrogance from the non-believer crowd that chafes religious folk the most, and that elicits their defensive responses.

Moral practices, unappealing as they may sound to someone who may still be young enough to be intrigued by the absence thereof, have their own rewards in this life. Christians do not need to wait for heaven to benefit - a clear conscience is worth a great deal, right here, right now.

;-)

Answer 4

If heaven is nothing than a fantasy, and you are right then what have i lost in-believing nothing as far as i can see. But what if i am right you are wrong, and there is so much more than you can ever dream or imagine,
Then i know were i am going because i really do not wish even my worst enemy to go to the other place

remember Jesus really does love you

Answer 5

Because they're unfamiliar with the refutation of Pascal's Wager (which is "If you, the atheist, are right, then I've lost nothing. If I'm right, you're going to hell and you've lost everything.") Not only is it a false dichotomy, but it is a very flawed argument.

To Christians, they "know" that they are following the right religion, they "know" that they are following the right God. The answers I've seen here so far prove that.

They'll probably "pray for you" for asking this question. How condescending.

Edit: For all you Christians here claiming to have proof of your god, my email option is open. I have YET to see any proof of a god, and I would love you to show it to me. No preaching. Just your proof.

Answer 6

I think that is the # 1 misconstrued idea non-believers have. I don't live my life well just because I have to for entry into heaven. I live a good life and am kind and giving to others because it makes me feel good. I can't imagine living a self absorbed life with my blinders on like some people. I thank God that he gave me this wisdom before I committed suicide. I was a non-believer like you until I had a visit from him. I hope that you find God before you die. Lastly, I'd rather live life with God in my heart than live without him and die and find out he's true. I've got nothing to lose. Especially since I have proof.

Answer 7

OK - if I am wrong, and I die, I lived the best life I could and I die happy in the hope of salvation, I go to oblivion, and that's that.

Now, if you're wrong, you go to Hell, and you are tortured for Eternity. That's like, forever and ever and ever... and then some more.

Which would you rather bank on?

And Rev. Red Mage, if I pray for you, it is out of love, not condescension. I usually don't tell people I am praying for them, because Jesus said that those who do their works in public already have their own reward. BTW you don't have any proof that God doesn't exist either.

Answer 8

I believe that only a limited number of people will go to heaven...144,000 to be exact. The rest of us have an earthly hope to look forward to.

Matthew 5:5: " “Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth.

Psalms 37:9-11: " For evildoers themselves will be cut off,
But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.
10 And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be.
11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.

Revelation7:4: " And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:

Revelation 5: 9 & 10 " And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.”

Revelation 14: 1-5: "
And I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound out of heaven as the sound of many waters and as the sound of loud thunder; and the sound that I heard was as of singers who accompany themselves on the harp playing on their harps. 3 And they are singing as if a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth. 4 These are the ones that did not defile themselves with women; in fact, they are virgins. These are the ones that keep following the Lamb no matter where he goes. These were bought from among mankind as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb, 5 and no falsehood was found in their mouths; they are without blem

Answer 9

i guess we just spent our entire lives in fellowship with like minded people who we enjoy sharing time with, trying to be as honest and sincere as we are humanly able.looking at the beauty around us everyday and appreciating every good thing about our lives. and we have just missed out on hurting everything and everyone that we have ever touched. we missed out on drinking so much alcohol while out partying that we puke on ourselves, we missed out on having a drug addiction so bad that we steal from our own family to support our habit, and all the really neat things that seem to be so important to the non believers out there. that can't seem to realize that we really don't have to justify our lives. we just live them. we are happy just knowing that no matter which way you believe ---we don't have to really worry---
either way we have already won. when we die whether there is a heaven or not we still lived our lives the way we wanted to.

Answer 10

Because I love and believe in God so much, I do believe what He says in the Bible. There is no ifs, ands or buts. It is true. On the other hand, I shoud ask the question on Yahoo about the total opposite. You know, about all these people on here who try to demean, make not-at-all-funny jokes about God and His Kingdom. I wonder what they will be saying when we are gone to Heaven to be with God and all they want is a drink of water just to quench their parched throat from the fires of hell. I think I will. Thanks for the initiative. May God Bless

Answer 11

I give less to the church than others give to the bars and smoke
and
I am healthy happy and have never been in need that my God has not provide a way.

besides if all the Christan's are wrong then when we die nothing happens but when you find out there is a God after you die it is too late