Many people say they`re believers , and although are afraid of death . Could it be from extreme love for this world , from the attachment to family or friends , or , simply ,from too little faith ? (As it says , we believe by mind , not by heart .) Or , it`s simply the basic preservation instinct ?
What do you believe ?
2007-01-19 12:07:12 · 16 answers · asked by Florina R . 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for your answers . God bless you all !
2007-01-20 20:58:36 · update #1
We are all captives of our humanity to one degree or another. We had no choice in being born and we will have no choice but to one day die. It was one year ago today I watched my husband struggle with the pain of death. He didn't want to die; he loved the life the Lord had given him. I didn't want him to die; I loved the man the Lord had given me. Most of us are not sure what the end will bring...a fast death? Pain? We have an awareness that death brings an eternity with it. Facing the God of creation and Judge of mankind is reason to be afraid. Even "real" believers recognize the holiness of God. The advantage for the believer is that Jesus is right there by his/her side. In the last minutes of my husband's life I saw the change from struggling to peace. I saw his eyes fixed on a place I could not see. I could tell by his face that he was seeing something new and awesome. I saw him pass from life into life. Am I afraid of death? Yes, in the physcal sense. But I have an eternal life waiting for me. God makes that possible through Jesus.
2007-01-19 13:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by youngatheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps some are not as much or as deep of a believer as they think or claim. Or perhaps they simply have never really thought about the implications of their belief and their fear of death is nothing more than an emotional reaction to the very natural fear of the unknown. I think that if a believer were to actually realize just how great the next stage of development is, that indeed one would be eager to die, and may even take steps to hasten that moment. While I am looking forward to that moment of my next birth, I also am aware of the need to wait through my gestation period and develop spiritually as much as I can in preparation for that existence. Were you to somehow tell an unborn child just how great this world is in comparison to the world of the womb, then given a choice I am sure there would be a much greater percentage of premature births. While I am looking very much forward to what awaits me in my next big move, and while I am very curious what it will feel like to die to this existence and be born into the next, there is a part of me that wants to hang on here just a little bit longer. I have often said that I want to be awake and aware, and hopefully in no pain, when that moment comes, and even though I am eager indeed, there will be a part of me I am sure that will be kicking and screaming, "Wait! Just five more minutes! I just thought of something I need (or want) to do!" While I firmly believe the Christian "Heaven" is the same reality that all the other religions talk about, and while in all religions that reality is presented as something better than this existence, I think that it was intentionally left vague enough that what you mention would not suddenly become a reality. If we all chose tomorrow to go on to the next, who would be left to tend God's garden here on the Earth? I am a Baha'i, or member of the Baha'i Faith (founded 1844) and the founder is the fifth Buddha, the return of Christ and all the other expected Messengers of God all rolled into one. All religions have numerous prophecies regarding a time of the end and eventual world peace, and while Baha'u'llah said the peace is not only possible, it is inevitable, and while I am sure that while a world without any left to fight would be a peaceful world, that is far from what is meant by those words.
2016-05-23 23:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be any of those. I'm not afraid of death at all, I welcome the thought of going home. This place is like a make-shift tent made of leaves vs. a glorious mansion in the most wonderful neighborhood in the world inlaid with gold ruled by a perfect and loving God. I can't wait to return to the mansion, this stupid leafy tent is making me a little blue.
G.B.
2007-01-19 12:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by L-dog =) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im not afraid,sometimes I find myself looking forward to the rapture .Now,I`m hoping not to have a painful,bloody death, but no,I`m not afraid to die,because when I do I`m just going to be with the Lord!
2007-01-19 12:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by sitwithus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're all human, believers or not, and believers exist because they acknowledge they fall short. My emotions are God given.
We don't truly comprehend what lies ahead, which causes some to be fearful. Only the Spirit of God can quell those fears. We cannot.
2007-01-19 12:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by pops 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not afraid to die. I do worry about what would happen to my children if I did any time soon. That's only because they say things like Mommy I don't want you to die! They do know we will meet again if something were to happen to any of us.
May God Bless you.
2007-01-19 12:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not afraid of death I am afraid of pain and i am in no hurry to leave my loved ones but as it drawes ever closer (I am getting old)God is preparing me for it!
2007-01-19 12:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by revdauphinee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing to fear in death, it's just a door to go through into the our eternal life if you are a believer.
2007-01-19 12:16:28 · answer #8 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not afraid of death - but the process, including any pain, might be bothersome!
2007-01-19 12:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not afraid of daeth at all. If I were to die next week in Israel, or be kidnapped & beheaded in Jordan, I am ready to go home.
2007-01-19 12:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋