Life After Death?
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From: Long Island, New York, US
Originally posted by Ravenwerk
I consider myself a Christian (although a far cry from a zealot) and I truly believe that my soul will transend this physical plane of extistence when the time comes. I have no intentions of climbing up on a soapbox and preach to the unwashed masses but I will say this: I strongly believe that our actions and decisions we make while struggling to become more than children directly reflect on our soul in the end. We are meant to struggle with the gray area between right and wrong and learn from our mistakes (hopefully improving our character on the way). Belief in God and redemption through Christ is no guarantee that your life won't be filled with strife and grief - this aspect of our existence is not meant to be anything but a learning experience for what lies beyond.
I consider myself a Christian (although a far cry from a zealot) and I truly believe that my soul will transend this physical plane of extistence when the time comes. I have no intentions of climbing up on a soapbox and preach to the unwashed masses but I will say this: I strongly believe that our actions and decisions we make while struggling to become more than children directly reflect on our soul in the end. We are meant to struggle with the gray area between right and wrong and learn from our mistakes (hopefully improving our character on the way). Belief in God and redemption through Christ is no guarantee that your life won't be filled with strife and grief - this aspect of our existence is not meant to be anything but a learning experience for what lies beyond.
but I do believe that what makes a Christian is his/her belief and trust in Christ and what He has done on the cross and declaring Him as personal (operative word "personal") Lord and Savior - that's it. This is a given and the crux of the Christian faith. Every word of the Bible should be taken as inerrant from God (yes, written by scholars but inspired by God) by a Christian otherwise the Scriptures are reduced to just a good moral book. You are definitely correct in saying that faith in Christ doesn't guarantee a life free from strife and grief. All of those blasphemous "televangelists" like Benny Hinn and Peter Popoff claim that faith in Christ is guaranteed to bring you financial prosperity and life bereft of any kind of illness - nothing is further from the truth. Consider the analogy of father and his love for his children ... say a teenager's father was rich and could get the kid anything he wants, the kid brings his demands to his father but a loving, caring father would not spoil his child. But in the context of the teen's maturity, he does not know what is best for him and questions why his father won't buy him lavish gifts when the father obviously has the means. Likewise, if something doesn't go the way a Christian wants, he may not understand and may question why God would let this and that happen. This is why a life of a Christian won't be free from hurdles and bumps as God the father does what is best for His children although we may not understand why.
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From: 49th Parallel
A philosopher (Damnit, forgot his name, go figure) once said that it is better to have faith then not have any faith at all because you won't lose anything if you have faith and nothing happens, but you will lose a lot if you don't have faith and there is a God/After life..
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Originally posted by EvoVII
A philosopher (Damnit, forgot his name, go figure) once said that it is better to have faith then not have any faith at all because you won't lose anything if you have faith and nothing happens, but you will lose a lot if you don't have faith and there is a God/After life..
A philosopher (Damnit, forgot his name, go figure) once said that it is better to have faith then not have any faith at all because you won't lose anything if you have faith and nothing happens, but you will lose a lot if you don't have faith and there is a God/After life..
That's why I don't want to take any chances...
I try to live my life in as good a way as I can. I don't want to take ANY chances
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From: FCUK
Originally posted by magician
I suspect that you meant "trial run", not trail run".
(Also, by the way, it's "you're".)
I suspect that you meant "trial run", not trail run".
(Also, by the way, it's "you're".)
I believe that Magician will come back in an after life as some new spell check software ....
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From: Yorba Linda, CA
Originally posted by EvoVII
A philosopher . . . once said that it is better to have faith then not have any faith at all because you won't lose anything if you have faith and nothing happens, but you will lose a lot if you don't have faith and there is a God/After life..
A philosopher . . . once said that it is better to have faith then not have any faith at all because you won't lose anything if you have faith and nothing happens, but you will lose a lot if you don't have faith and there is a God/After life..
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From: Yorba Linda, CA
Originally posted by tokyo_james
I believe that Magician will come back in an after life as some new spell check software ....
I believe that Magician will come back in an after life as some new spell check software ....
I have, I suppose, very good grammatical (and spelling) pitch, as it were: improper spelling, word use, punctuation, syntax, and so on jump out at me.
It's my cross to bear, the thorn in my side.