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Do you believe in the afterlife?

MatthewA

Active Member
As a person who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ: his life here on earth, death, burial, and resurrection and that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to that Father except by and through Christ Jesus.

Romans 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

I’m banking on the idea by faith of hopes of the resurrection by God after dying from this life here on earth. I can not prove that the afterlife exists but am banking on going their by and through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ by my willingly choice to have faith and believe.

My understanding of the afterlife is that all people are given spiritual bodies and go on as believers to be with God and the Lord Jesus Christ... I don’t really know what happens to unbelievers other than they are given a spiritual body and are free to roam outside of the kingdom of heaven according to the Revelation 22.

My question is do you believe in the afterlife?
A second question is their judgement going into your afterlife that you believe in?

There is judgement within the context of the Bible for all people after this life.
 
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lovesong

:D
Premium Member
Absolutely! I believe that all souls/spirits go to the afterlife after death. I believe the afterlife is a neutral place for us to rest and reunite with loved ones after a long, hard life. I also believe that there are halls you can gain access to through deeds in life. These halls aren't good or bad either. Valhalla is the most well known. Some people say these are separate afterlives, but I'm inclined to see them as almost like offshoots of the main one (otherwise families would be divided up, and we wouldn't be able to reunite).
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
As a person who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ: his life here on earth, death, burial, and resurrection and that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to that Father except by and through Christ Jesus.

Romans 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

I’m banking on the idea by faith of hopes of the resurrection by God after dying from this life here on earth. I can not prove that the afterlife exists but am banking on going their by and through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ by my willingly choice to have faith and believe.

My understanding of the afterlife is that all people are given spiritual bodies and go on as believers to be with God and the Lord Jesus Christ... I don’t really know what happens to unbelievers other than they are given a spiritual body and are free to roam outside of the kingdom of heaven according to the Revelation 22.

My question is do you believe in the afterlife?

No, nothing like being in any state of being or place and destination after the physical body dies. I think of it like (was thinking of it earlier) the ocean and its waves. If everything was symbolic of the ocean (physical universe, all living, televisions and such-made up of the earth-) and my actions are waves then wherever the waves go "affect" the movement of the water. So, basically, our actions are waves that flow in and out of each other.

Therefore, when I die there's nothing left but what I have done and "put out there." If someone experiences and remembers what I put out there and maybe learned something, maybe that's how I live in the afterlife. If not, I'm still part of the ocean just no longer am " I " active in it.

Can't think of a way to put it outside analogy. I find that a state of being yearns for peace and still waters but I do feel waves are natural to the human experience. I find that trying to separate myself from the water (as if the wave can be something else) because the currants are too rough would be a foregone conclusion. So, no. Not in the common variations of the term.
 
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King Phenomenon

Well-Known Member
As a person who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ: his life here on earth, death, burial, and resurrection and that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to that Father except by and through Christ Jesus.

Romans 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

I’m banking on the idea by faith of hopes of the resurrection by God after dying from this life here on earth. I can not prove that the afterlife exists but am banking on going their by and through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ by my willingly choice to have faith and believe.

My understanding of the afterlife is that all people are given spiritual bodies and go on as believers to be with God and the Lord Jesus Christ... I don’t really know what happens to unbelievers other than they are given a spiritual body and are free to roam outside of the kingdom of heaven according to the Revelation 22.

My question is do you believe in the afterlife?
Sound about right
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
As a person who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ: his life here on earth, death, burial, and resurrection and that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to that Father except by and through Christ Jesus.

Romans 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

I’m banking on the idea by faith of hopes of the resurrection by God after dying from this life here on earth. I can not prove that the afterlife exists but am banking on going their by and through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ by my willingly choice to have faith and believe.

My understanding of the afterlife is that all people are given spiritual bodies and go on as believers to be with God and the Lord Jesus Christ... I don’t really know what happens to unbelievers other than they are given a spiritual body and are free to roam outside of the kingdom of heaven according to the Revelation 22.

My question is do you believe in the afterlife?
I'm pretty certian this life is an afterlife.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
As a person who believes on the Lord Jesus Christ: his life here on earth, death, burial, and resurrection and that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to that Father except by and through Christ Jesus.

Romans 1: 16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

I’m banking on the idea by faith of hopes of the resurrection by God after dying from this life here on earth. I can not prove that the afterlife exists but am banking on going their by and through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ by my willingly choice to have faith and believe.

My understanding of the afterlife is that all people are given spiritual bodies and go on as believers to be with God and the Lord Jesus Christ... I don’t really know what happens to unbelievers other than they are given a spiritual body and are free to roam outside of the kingdom of heaven according to the Revelation 22.

My question is do you believe in the afterlife?

Depends on how you define afterlife. I most certainly don't believe in the afterlife as described above.
 

MatthewA

Active Member
One more question

Is there judgement that comes when going to afterlife?

In my belief system we are judged; based on our faith and love; some people don’t believe in Christianity form of afterlife which involves being judged at the end of life here.

What about in your religion? Is there a judgement too?
 

MatthewA

Active Member
No, nothing like being in any state of being or place and destination after the physical body dies. I think of it like (was thinking of it earlier) the ocean and its waves. If everything was symbolic of the ocean (physical universe, all living, televisions and such-made up of the earth-) and my actions are waves then wherever the waves go "affect" the movement of the water. So, basically, our actions are waves that flow in and out of each other.

Therefore, when I die there's nothing left but what I have done and "put out there." If someone experiences and remembers what I put out there and maybe learned something, maybe that's how I live in the afterlife. If not, I'm still part of the ocean just no longer am " I " active in it.

Can't think of a way to put it outside analogy. I find that a state of being yearns for peace and still waters but I do feel waves are natural to the human experience. I find that trying to separate myself from the water (as if the wave can be something else) because the currants are too rough would be a foregone conclusion. So, no. Not in the common variations of the term.

Is there anyway you can simplify for me what you are saying?

I'm pretty certian this life is an afterlife.

What do you mean by that?
 

MatthewA

Active Member
I do believe in an afterlife.

Do you have an idea of what that might be like?

Absolutely! I believe that all souls/spirits go to the afterlife after death. I believe the afterlife is a neutral place for us to rest and reunite with loved ones after a long, hard life. I also believe that there are halls you can gain access to through deeds in life. These halls aren't good or bad either. Valhalla is the most well known. Some people say these are separate afterlives, but I'm inclined to see them as almost like offshoots of the main one (otherwise families would be divided up, and we wouldn't be able to reunite).

So you believe that the afterlife will have psychical apsects to it?
 

MatthewA

Active Member
Okay thank you for your comment rival. Good to hear from you again too be a moment. A lot in my life has changed in the past three days. Way more aware than am normally. You take care am going to work shortly will try to leave phone in the car sometime it can be addicting to have.
 

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
No, nothing like being in any state of being or place and destination after the physical body dies. I think of it like (was thinking of it earlier) the ocean and its waves. If everything was symbolic of the ocean (physical universe, all living, televisions and such-made up of the earth-) and my actions are waves then wherever the waves go "affect" the movement of the water. So, basically, our actions are waves that flow in and out of each other.

Therefore, when I die there's nothing left but what I have done and "put out there." If someone experiences and remembers what I put out there and maybe learned something, maybe that's how I live in the afterlife. If not, I'm still part of the ocean just no longer am " I " active in it.

Can't think of a way to put it outside analogy. I find that a state of being yearns for peace and still waters but I do feel waves are natural to the human experience. I find that trying to separate myself from the water (as if the wave can be something else) because the currants are too rough would be a foregone conclusion. So, no. Not in the common variations of the term.
I think the wave/ocean analogy is a good one, for us and, of course, all entities.
 
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