2007-03-20 18:57:05 · 22 answers · asked by september 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no soul sleep of the righteous. The bible clearly says:
2Co 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. (ESV Translation)
Only the damned sleep in their graves.
1Co 15:51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Those that have died in Christ now reside in heaven. Since Christ, the second person of the Godhead, has always existed, the elect of God have been known to Him before Christ actually walked the earth. So anyone who has died since the world began exists in heaven or in the grave as described above.
The spiritual bodies of the righteous will result from the joining of their heavenly natures with their resurrected bodies at the second coming of Christ at the final judgment.
Those that are damned will awake from their sleep to be judged and join Satan in their separation from God in Hell.
How do I know where I will end up?
As relates to salvation (soteriology), there are a couple of theological concepts worth mentioning. Arminianism sees the choice of Christ as impossible, apart from God's grace; and the freedom to choose is given to all, because God's prevenient grace is universal (given to everyone). Therefore, God predestines on the basis of foreknowledge of how some will respond to his universal love ("conditional"). Think of Arminianism as John 3:16 for anyone who so believes.
If you adopt a Calvinist approach, then God's elect were chosen before the world began, and the elect will be gathered by God. The elect will not be able to resist God's grace. In contrast, Calvinism views "universal" grace as resistible and not sufficient for leading to salvation--or denies "universal" grace altogether--and instead supposes grace that leads to salvation to be particular and irresistible, given to some (the elect) but not to others on the basis of God's predestinating choice ("unconditional"). Think of Calvinism as John 3:16 for only the elect God has chosen before time began. The five principles of Calvinism are easily remembered by the acronym, TULIP: Total depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, Perseverance of the saints.
In Calvinism, the whole notion of John 3:16 only applies to those God has foreordained to be saved. This means that Christ did not come to save everyone, only the elect chosen by God on whom he decided to have mercy. So how does one know if he or she is one of the elect? We don't! Instead persons are urged to keep God's commandments, live righteous lives seeking to please God, and pray continuously that His mercy falls upon us as one of His elect.
2007-03-20 19:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From watching too much TV, I think i do. For those ghosts who are wandering on earth, i believe that they have some unresolved matter so they can't leave. And when they've sorted out their problems, they will then be taken to heaven,being leded by a bright light from the sky.
If you have no idea what i'm saying, watch "Ghost whisperer"
But on my pessimist side, I don't believe in ghost at all. Until i've seen one(not that i want to). It's just like the myth of The Loch Ness Monster, or the Bigfoot- Only a few people saw them but they are all either illusions, or an object that is similar to the descriptions of the monsters.
So the summary is:
All those beliefs make sense, but I am on the reality side. If i have to believe something, i have to see it with my own eyes first. How come some people get to see ghosts and some don't? It's also asking - How come some people see big foot or loch ness monster and some don't? Well my answer is, most of them are either making up stories, or mistaking an illusion for the real deal.
2007-03-20 19:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by maltese_1992 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure and that is call "Reincarnation" it fairly is a non secular (like Hindu and Buddhism) and philosophical (Buddhism) theory that the spirit, after organic and organic go away, starts off a clean existence in a clean physique that is human type, animal or religious counting on the solid and undesirable high quality of the previous existence's. For an occasion- there are various of toddlers born accepted , each 2nd all world huge and so so does animals.. some toddlers born in damaging family individuals's and a few born in wealthy and a few in between, some born with disabilities and a few healthful.. some toddlers born and die at that occasion like they see the international for few seconds and a few are paralyses and sickness.. some born interior the international places the place they have the conflict and a few not.. and likewise, why do animals born.. instead of born as animals.. why won't be able to those souls born as human beings?? all of them are the end results of what they have achieved of their previous existence, do not you think of?? :)
2016-10-19 05:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an Atheist, I think some sort of awareness may be possible, but it is mostly wishful thinking on my part and based on an experience my Dad had after my Mom died. I would never claim it as a fact without evidence though.
An afterlife doesn't have anything to do with any gods. If it is "there", it will simply be a part of natural law. We will all get to find out someday, but a belief will not change what happens, so why worry?
2007-03-20 19:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by Vlasko 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not any more than I believe in life before birth. There's no reason to believe in an afterlife, other than to make death less frightening. Which, admittedly, it is frightening, and I'm not sure I begrudge someone for wanting to believe a nice story. The problem is, it's not really a nice story, since most people end up in eternal agony, according to many religions.
2007-03-20 19:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by RabidBunyip 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!
As a muslim, I believe that there is life after death...and us humans should constantly think about it. we should not think that this is the life that we are living and completely ignore what's ahead of us. this life is just an exam...if we do well on it, then after life is going to be wonderful, Insha Allah. If we don't do so well on it, then....u get the point!
2007-03-20 20:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jaggo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. After I die, I hope that others may live after me and preserve some semblance of the person I used to be.
Other than that, I don't see any evidence for it, so I'd assume not. All life is finite.
2007-03-20 19:00:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The globe is overpopulated as it is. More people gets born than people die. To have life after death seems unlikely, we'll need a second earth.
Live your life well, you only have one.
2007-03-20 19:04:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a period of non-corporeal (yet non-cogent) existence after death, but then you're back here for your next incarnation.
2007-03-20 19:01:13 · answer #9 · answered by laffryot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, death is the sleep from which you never wake up
2007-03-20 19:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋