Then why Christians are not so eager to die?
Why they keep their loved ones with brain damaged attached to machines in hospitals like vegetable?
Why they get scared when they see possibility of death?
Why they cry for years on death of a loved one when they know he/she is in heaven and enjoying a great life there?
2007-10-07 14:02:56 · 5 answers · asked by majeed3245 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People are NOT eager to die, because it is not in our makeup.
God has implanted us the desire to live a long time without death.
We die because Adam and Eve disobeyed.
(Genesis 2:16-17) And Jehovah God also laid this command upon the man: “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. 17 But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.”
Before this incident, man had no prospect of death.
And god has promised a new world WITHOUT DEATH
(Revelation 21:4) And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
SO DEATH IS NOT NATURAL.
And the Bible says that only a limited number will get to heaven...not everyone.
(Revelation 20:4) And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had worshiped neither the wild beast nor its image and who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand. And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years.
Matching this is Rev. 7;4 and 14;1.
God regards now the whole world as the tribes of Israel.
2007-10-07 14:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then why Christians are not so eager to die? Because God has blessed me with a great life. Besides only God can decide when our time to die is.
Why they keep their loved ones with brain damaged attached to machines in hospitals like vegetable? Who said we do? My husband and I have already agreed that if we are brain dead, we don't want to be kept alive on machines.
Why they get scared when they see possibility of death? Again, who said we do? Where are you getting your information from??? I'm not afraid to die. I do worry about how much pain will be involved, and I sure don't want to leave my family. But I also don't fear what happens after death. I know where I'll be going.
Why they cry for years on death of a loved one when they know he/she is in heaven and enjoying a great life there? Are you human? Do you have feelings? Wouldn't you miss a loved one if he/she died? Or do you just say to yourself, "well that's it, they're dead. Now I gotta get on with my day."? We cry because we do have feelings and we will miss our loved one, while we are left here on earth without them.
Apparently, you don't seem to know much about Christianity and our views on life/death/after-life. Perhaps you should find out more about it before you go asking ridiculous questions like those.
2007-10-07 15:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we live to serve God. As the Apostle Paul said, "for me, to live is Christ; and to die is gain." Philipians 1:21 In other words, either way is good.
Life is sacred because we are created in the image of God. Therefore, He is the only one who can give; or take life.
2007-10-07 14:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Earth is Not a Stepping Stone To Heaven for everyone, anyone who tell you Different is delusional.
2007-10-07 14:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by conundrum 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If one does not understand what physical "life" represents, then many erroneous decisions will result.
2007-10-07 14:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋