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Liberal Christians recognize that the writers of the Bible held a variety of beliefs concerning Heaven and Hell. The earliest books of the Bible described an underground cavern where all people, good and bad, spent eternity after death. The later books described Hell as either a place of annihilation or of eternal punishment. Generally speaking, this system of beliefs looks upon Hell as a concept, not as a place of punishment. The idea that a person would suffer eternal punishment for a single oversight, error or sin during life is seen as unjust. Punishment of an individual because she/he had never heard the Gospel is also viewed as irrational and unjust. They feel that a loving God would be incapable of creating such a place.…
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“Who knows why heaven dislikes what is dislikes? Even the sage considers it a difficult question.” Lau-Tzu (Archetypes of Wisdom, p. 45). As Lau-Tzu clearly states not even the high sage knows why heaven dislikes what it dislikes. This is a question that no one can answer, except for God. We have thought that if we do good it will please Him…
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In Zoroastrianism the afterlife is determined by the balance of good and evil, thoughts, deeds, and words throughout ones life. If the good outweighs the evil, heaven awaits. If the evil outweighs the good, you go to hell. Although there is also a middle for those whose good and evil were equal. In Islam, Muslims believe mankind will be judged on their good and bad deeds and consigned to Jannah (paradise) or Jahannam (hell), similarly to Zoroastrianism. In Christianity…
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Life is a confusing situation, why? Nobody knows what happens after death. Humans are scared to think that nothing happens after death so they make up situations and theories. Many of the stories told about religion is ludicrous. Religion should not be accepted in schools, laws, and wars.…
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Judgment is based on his life on Earth and whether he believed in Christ and followed his teachings. The Bible says: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him (John 3:36)”. Hell is a torture chamber while Heaven is a glorious place which is beyond description and the heavenly abode of God the Father. Those believers who are saved by God’s grace will get to go to Heaven. Salvation is of top priority to every Christian.…
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Heaven A. On the other hand, “Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ” (CCC 1023). We define heaven as “[The] perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity” (CCC 1024) and brings us absolute happiness, being the ultimate end of our human longings (CCC 1024). The properly oriented use of our free will, doing the will of God and offering up our own, helps open us up more fully to God’s grace and friendship.…
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The Bible clearly teaches that there are only two very specific possibilities for eternity; Heaven, and Hell. There is only way to make it to Heaven, and that is to accept the gift that Jesus gave us by dying on the cross for our sins. (1 Peter 3:18) The Bible lists the two possibilities for eternity as being either eternal life, or eternal punishment. (Matthew 25:46)…
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Heaven exists for the souls that believe that Jesus Christ is their Savior and Hell exists for the souls that have rejected Jesus Christ as their Savior. Anyone can receive the free gift of eternal life that was bought by the death of Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23). To receive the gift one has to believe and know that God sent His son, Jesus Christ, to this earth to save humanity from their sins through His perfect life, death and resurrection (John 3:16). When one understands what has been done, their life will be forever changed and will be evident through the act of sanctification. Sanctification is the product of a changed heart that their soul will spend eternity with their heavenly. Ultimately, the souls of humanity will end up either in Heaven with God or in Hell separated from God for…
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This is neither Heaven or Hell but in between. Those who have been born into the world or died before they were ever baptized still carry the burden of the original sin. If they are good people or innocent souls but they still have the original sin they cannot go to Heaven but they will not be sent to Hell. So they are sent to what is theorized as Limbo. In Christian theories is has also been known as the intermediate place. Souls are thought to generally live in a state of natural happiness till the end of time in the intermediate place or Limbo. The function of Limbo is that it serves as a place for souls to go to when they are not welcomed in either Heaven or Hell. It is a place of resting for the souls who do not have a…
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Our worldview is again solidified on this matter in Romans 6:23, when we are told that sinning results in hell but that the Gift of God is eternal life. All of the questions feed into each other because you cannot have one without the other. The Christian worldview always points to God, and the answer to life’s biggest and scariest questions can be found in His holy…
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Based on scripture, Christians believe there is life after death. Christians believe God has already proved himself in all aspects except destiny, but that He is coming. For theists, destiny is a very important aspect of their belief. Christians believe there are two final states: Heaven and Hell which is also known as the “lake of death” (Rev. 20:15) or “the second death” (Rev. 21:8). Christians are confident in their final destinations after their earthly death (2 Cor. 5:8) because God offered a free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. It is progressive, restorative, and comprehensive. A person must be set apart (clean before God) and saved to be a son of God and to go to Heaven. God believes there is no sin too big. He also believes all people should repent and be saved because their past does not matter in their new life with…
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First, when people think of Hell, they seem to think about a fiery pit of physical abuse, with sufferers burning to crisps over and over again. When looking further…
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Hell has been used throughout the centuries by religion as the place where all those who do not enter heaven will be sent, to face punishment for all their sins. However, there is a problem associated with the existence of hell, especially if the idea that there is a morally perfect theistic god is proposed. The idea that there is an irreversible hell where people can be sent would be incompatible with the theistic god, for primarily the fact that no matter what the sin has been, the core component of justice is that the punishment should be equal to the sin committed. Therefore, if someone has been sent to be punished for the rest of eternity, then there can be no crime committed that warrants such a punishment. Even with the worst people in the world, their crimes have a time scale on them, they can only do so much bad in their one life time. To be eternally punished for something they did does not appear to be morally justifiable.…
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People need to believe in something greater than themselves, because who they are is constantly changing with time. This attribute deserves implicit attention due to the nature of humans; we come with an expiration date - a definitiveness which is death. Not just death of the physical body, but the emotional being as well. Humans have a proclivity to fear death, it proposes an ending to that which we hold dear: life. Religion acts as a…
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This video has some mistakes, but not all of the information is wrong. The bottom line is that religion serves as device to control and divide people (example: YouTube). Humans like to think of themselves as separate from nature. In the past we've created things such as the supernatural... simply because we can't explain them. The best example is a "GOD”, because He is supernatural He automatically applies Himself outside of natural laws, so therefore he needs no explanation. Isn't that too easy? How can millions of people think that there are only two places you can go after death (heaven & hell), when earth is just a microscopic spec in this vast universe. Heaven is reward and hell is punishment, which are human concepts. I have a personal "theory", everything in existence is made up of cosmic dust and when life on earth dies it simply returns to the planet while the rest of the world carries on. It’s simple and makes sense. It’s just not as beautiful as religious ideas. Anyone who understandsthe history of astrology from ancient Mesopotamia knows that everything even remotely religious is based on it. Now I understand why Christians have always been against astrology. They tell people that the zodiac is evil and part of the occult so that people wouldn't learn this truth. I do think the maker of this video is looking at itmetaphorically, maybe he's just showing that there is evidence proving God is not real, or…
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