theists: do you ever worry about paying for your sins after you die?

kloth · Sep 13, 2013

even if you are personally content with yourself, and at peace with yourself now.

do you ever wonder what still might be waiting for you? for certain sins, crimes or whatever you did in your past? maybe some real hardcore stuff you did, even if you convinced yourself they were no big deal.
or even if your fellow man says god has forgave you, do you ever think "what if i still have a price to pay"? and do you worry about what that may be? even just a little?

Riverwolf · Sep 13, 2013

Heimdall knows my failings, and will know any future failings I will commit, and I accept whatever justice, if any, Tyr will issue, or whatever reputation I have to deal with in Hel's Hall.

nazz · Sep 13, 2013

kloth said:
even if you are personally content with yourself, and at peace with yourself now.

do you ever wonder what still might be waiting for you? for certain sins, crimes or whatever you did in your past? maybe some real hardcore stuff you did, even if you convinced yourself they were no big deal.
or even if your fellow man says god has forgave you, do you ever think "what if i still have a price to pay"? and do you worry about what that may be? even just a little?

Actions have consequences. That is karma in a nutshell. But I don't usually obsess over such matters.

Quintessence · Sep 13, 2013

I don't worry about it whatsoever. One, because I don't really have a concept of sin in my religion. Two, because I don't believe in that kind of afterlife.

SamIam · Sep 13, 2013

I don't worry about that. I know that I'm trying to do what is right, in spite of the many mistakes that I continually make. I continue to call on God for forgiveness and strength to do better. I believe he grants such and because of his mercy, I will be in good shape in the next life.

Sha'irullah · Sep 13, 2013

For beginners I am not a theist although I am a god believing heretic.

But nonetheless I do not believe in an afterlife and if the existence of god holds true as the prophecies of reason and rational contemplation have shown me then he has no concept of sin and frankly does not give a rats behind about what I do

psychoslice · Sep 13, 2013

I don't hold any beliefs of an afterlife, if I do anything wrong in this life, I do my best to fix it, not because I am told to, but because I want to. The belief of an after life is just a big scare tactic, at least it keeps those who don't have the intelligence to do right, to live more peacfully, so in some ways we do benifit by such beliefs.

captainbryce · Sep 13, 2013

kloth said:
even if you are personally content with yourself, and at peace with yourself now.

do you ever wonder what still might be waiting for you? for certain sins, crimes or whatever you did in your past? maybe some real hardcore stuff you did, even if you convinced yourself they were no big deal.
or even if your fellow man says god has forgave you, do you ever think "what if i still have a price to pay"? and do you worry about what that may be? even just a little?

I used to when I was younger and knew much less about scripture (and faith) that I do now. Now, I don't because I fully understand (to the best of my ability) exactly what such a payment consists of, and I fully understand that my sins were already paid for by Jesus Christ. Jesus is the reason why I no longer worry about that!

Jainarayan · Sep 13, 2013

My only concern is, knowing I'm probably going to be re-born as an artichoke, that I'm used in a fabulous dish prepared by a world famous chef, and not in some suburban yuppie's spinach artichoke dip made with Hidden Valley Ranch dressing. That would be more punishment than even I deserve.

Shiranui117 · Sep 13, 2013

kloth said:
even if you are personally content with yourself, and at peace with yourself now.

do you ever wonder what still might be waiting for you? for certain sins, crimes or whatever you did in your past? maybe some real hardcore stuff you did, even if you convinced yourself they were no big deal.
or even if your fellow man says god has forgave you, do you ever think "what if i still have a price to pay"? and do you worry about what that may be? even just a little?

The only thing I need to worry about is whether or not I've repented enough of the sins I've already committed and still do commit. In the litanies of the Orthodox Church, we pray for "a good account before the fearsome judgement seat of Christ". I'm sure the judgement won't be a cakewalk for anyone, and a great number (if not all) of the Saints themselves stated that it's not death they fear--it's the Judgement.

Shiranui117 · Sep 13, 2013

Jainarayan said:
My only concern is, knowing I'm probably going to be re-born as an artichoke, that I'm used in a fabulous dish prepared by a world famous chef, and not in some suburban yuppie's spinach artichoke dip made with Hidden Valley Ranch dressing. That would be more punishment than even I deserve.

How about getting eaten by a shark or a bird? Or living your life peacefully at sea and dying of natural causes?

payak · Sep 14, 2013

I want to be reborn as a toilet seat in the backstage region of Victoria secrets

Sir Doom · Sep 14, 2013

If there is an afterlife (which I think there is) and there is such a thing as sin (which I think there isn't), then I would be worried about the sins I did IN the afterlife, not the one's I'm doing here. I can worry about those sins for their consequences HERE.

underthesun · Sep 14, 2013

Worry? I don't worry about hypotheticals like that. Hell, I try to stop myself from worrying about most things in general, and those things are usually much more real.

But I do consider from time to time; I certainly thought about those kinds of things when I was having my little lost phase and trying to formulate the basics of my beliefs. Each of the times I've sat down and considered those possibilities, though, I've just easily gotten over them.

I don't really believe in the concept of 'sins' (or even 'good' and 'evil'), but even if I were to assume they did exist, and there was an afterlife where one could pay for committing them, I'm really not worried. I thought about that in my consideration of the Christian religion, where I decided that if I was wrong and Christianity had it completely right... well, then I suppose I'm going to Hell, and I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. Heaven sounded boring and full of judgmental attitudes, honestly.

look3467 · Sep 14, 2013

Bible states: "The wages of sin is death". Death, therefore, is the pay all for any evil work done in the body. After one dies, what sin can one commit? The after life was a concern prior to Christ, but not so after Christ. For God saw to it that Christ was the one to take our place in banishment. But after being banished, setting us free, He to was restored.
Therefore, Jesus has become our Lord and Savior. That is how simple it is.
Mankind has a way of gumming up the works.

Blessings, AJ

psychoslice · Sep 14, 2013

I see the story of Jesus as a metaphor, when we die to our old self,or the so called carnal self, we then arise to our true inner Being, or the Christ Consciousness, this is what the whole story points to, but only those with eye's can see this, those with ears can only hear this.

arthra · Sep 14, 2013

kloth said:
even if you are personally content with yourself, and at peace with yourself now.

do you ever wonder what still might be waiting for you? for certain sins, crimes or whatever you did in your past? maybe some real hardcore stuff you did, even if you convinced yourself they were no big deal.
or even if your fellow man says god has forgave you, do you ever think "what if i still have a price to pay"? and do you worry about what that may be? even just a little?

I think people are often concerned about what they have done early in life.. Yes they ask God to forgive them but often we're not sure sometimes that God will forgive us...

Baha'u'llah revealed:

No God is there beside Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.

~ Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 5

When Abdul-Baha was in London around 1911 or so He is reported to have said:

O GOD the Forgiver! O Heavenly Educator! This assembly is adorned with the mention of thy holy Name. Thy children turn their face towards thy Kingdom, hearts are made happy and souls are comforted.

Merciful God! cause us to repent of our shortcomings! Accept us in thy heavenly Kingdom and give unto us an abode where there shall be no error. Give us peace; give us knowledge, and open unto us the gates of thy heaven.

Thou art the Giver of all! Thou art the Forgiver! Thou art the Merciful! Amen.

~ Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 24

So it is the nature of God to forgive...

Me Myself · Sep 14, 2013

nazz said:
Actions have consequences. That is karma in a nutshell. But I don't usually obsess over such matters.

Pretty much that

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