This might be hard for some of you to answer, but do you think it will be hard for you to be a Christian...?

Question

....on your deathbed?

Will you have any thoughts of what is really going to happen to you after death?

Will you question the existence of your God?

Will you remain steadfast with no fear?

Will you be content leaving the planet with your final thought - what if there is no God?

My thanks to the question below for the inspiration.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070907121538AAKiauq&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiT1UWQvtVqW0aIGKY6QpYWedmcJx0.EkVQ--&paid=answered#HpJzCDW1NzQ2enQNCd_x

rukidding - Yes it was because I also want an answer,

Answer 1

I don't know if I'll die in bed, but if I do, yes.
No, I already know.
No, I've already figured out He exists.
Steadfast, yes. And there's no way to guarantee the "no fear" part, but I'm pretty sure not.
But there is a God, so I'm not sweating it.

Answer 2

It shouldn't be any more hard on my deathbed than it is in my lifetime. And, a lot would depend on the circumstances and the manner of death. People with cancer, for example, can be morphed out of it before they physically die. Or, if it's a nasty car crash, a split second might be all the time between life and eternity.

What encourages me are accounts witnessed by loved ones at a Christian's deathbed. A friend was dying of cancer. Her husband (a minister) was at her side when she came round shortly before dying. She said she'd dreamed that she was taken up to heaven and there, before all the angels, she was addressed as a princess and given a crown (much to her embarrassment!) This modest lady died very shortly after, but those words from her to her husband comforted him greatly.

I also had Jehovah's Witness relatives who related strange things that actually ran counter to what that pseudo-Christian group believe re. death. (They say there is no soul and that death is an unconscious state - soul annihilation until the day of resurrection.) When a JW in-law died, his JW wife was present and said she saw a sparkling thread come from the crown of his head and ascend to the ceiling. Then, before another elderly JW relative died, he told a non-JW relative that one day when he'd been in bed, Jesus appeared at the foot of the bed. He never told anyone else, so I didn't know, yet I realised there had been a change in him. He lost all his belligerence and seemed to have a gentle smile instead. Now I know why, and I thank God!

As a Christian I believe Jesus' words that he returned to heaven to prepare a place for those who love him, and that he would come again to receive them. I fully expect Christ to appear to me as I am about to die, to take me home. 'Come, Lord Jesus! Come!'

Answer 3

Your question isn't really applicable since we know God is real. We know where we're going after we die. Yes I will remain steadfast with no fear. The only unhappiness I'll have is leaving my family behind I love so much and who I know will miss me. But even that is only temporary. :)

You can't really take a question like the one you referenced and try to turn it around on Christians, because we are very secure in our faith. You may want to try something more original next time.

Answer 4

Remain Steadfast. I have no reason to believe otherwise that there is no God. I have doubts at times, but if I died today through sickness or something. The only thing I would worry about is my loved ones.

Answer 5

Not at all. It can be hard to be a Christian at times in life but in death it should be the easiest thing in the world; we are going where we were always meant to go.
A now deceased senior clergyman once said, "There are no atheists in a hospital the night before an operation." For those who are Christians it's even harder to be atheists in the face of death!

Answer 6

I pray that I will remain steadfast but you know, Im human. A Christian that says they never have doubts is a liar! But I pray i'll remain faithful until the very end, then i will be judged fairly by my God.
God bless

Answer 7

It will not be difficult for me at all.

I am secure enough in my faith, to know that I will be judged fairly by God. And if I were to find out that there were no God, I would have no regrets.

Believing has made me a better person than I ever was before this. Not saying I am perfect, but I am doing my best. And in the end, I don't think it matters what faith you are or if you lack the faith. I honestly believe that God will judge us by what we have done to help others, and how wisely we spent our time here on earth.

Answer 8

since the loss of my father i have come to understand death( well kind of anyway) the only thing that worries me about dying is not death itself and going onto the next journey but the thought of my children feeling the loss that i felt when my father died. i would never want anyone to feel so sad empty and alone..but as time has gone by and the healing process is in motion i know there is another life after death and i wont be alone when i get there....

Answer 9

No it won't be hard, there is no fear in death for me. Such is the joy of believing in Christianity.

I am ready to go home and be with God, but there is much work to be done before then.

Answer 10

No one in the New Testament promised a Christian an easy life. On the contrary there is a promise of a very hard and difficult one