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Just as you shudder to contemplate a life which does not have everlasting happiness in a perpetual Eden, I wonder how you believe in what is written in a 3rd Century book which provides no evidence of what it says. I suppose it is your fear and denial of the fact of death, loss of your identity and final disintegration of the body to which you are so enamored. It is OK if you are happier with this imaginary scenario.
Creations history.Do you suppose we or other men of prehistory arrived at the same level of development and dependence on technology and science? Only (apparently) for it to be destroyed by nature's indifference, or the more attractive possibility that it was the source of its own destruction and nigh mankind with it?
Just a thought experiment or fanciful supposition to fill in the mysterious holes in history.
It is noteworthy that there are no historical records of Lazarus being resurrected.
I certainly wouldn't count on my dreams as reality but rather a function of a brain that is far from perfect.
Unfortunately you have the idea of soul mixed up. Take care and bye for now.
I believe there IS evidence as you speak of. Death is not something we humans accept easily, is it? To me, that's evidence in part that death is not the natural, normal, thing for humans and everlasting life is what is in store for faithful ones. Without too much ado, most of us go to doctors or look for means to get better if we are sick.
And just because there is no archaeological evidence of something written does not prove that it didn't happen as written. So thanks for that. Anyway, I say this with a smile, have a nice day. Bye for now...
Let's say what you say is true, although I do not agree with your statements and I am not going to present other views about your statement right now to you. Because I first of all want to understand--you'd rather believe your beliefs and not for instance, Bahai beliefs? Maybe if you talk to those of other religions here you will believe them, such as those who believe Bahai teachings. That's just one example. Anyway, take care again.
Nice talking with you and have a good day.
It is. Most of us atheists accept death as natural and have no ambitions for any future life as Zombies. That we go to doctors when ill to live this life as well as possible but not to escape death, which is inevitable. The scrolls are of no use to us because we do not even believe in God or Gods or his prophets and messengers. Have a nice day, you too (saying this with a smile).
I have come to my beliefs after studying Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and science for something like 40 years. There is no evidence for which I need to change my views. Yeah, we all have the right to form our views. No problem with that. Hinduism itself has scores of philosophies, theist and atheist.
At's ok. So I'm looking forward to prophecies soon to be fulfilled. Matthew 24:14 in particular. Hope you have a good day. By the way, it won't be as zombies, no matter what you think now, just to clarify. But since that is your current viewpoint, again -- have a good day.It is. Most of us atheists accept death as natural and have no ambitions for any future life as Zombies. That we go to doctors when ill to live this life as well as possible but not to escape death, which is inevitable. The scrolls are of no use to us because we do not even believe in God or Gods or his prophets and messengers. Have a nice day, you too (saying this with a smile).
I do not think Matthew 24:14 should happen. We already have so much conflict in religions and preaching to all is going to bring in more. What is wrong if people follow their own religions like what you would want to do. Want to go to Afghanistan to preach Gospel to them or to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.?
I do not understand what you mean.
One of us has it mixed up. It all depends upon how the Bible is interpreted.
Matthew 24:14 had already happened by the mid-19th century, and the 'end' of the Age of Prophecy came when the Age of Fulfillment came.
You are in good company, because a lot of liberal Christians agree with you.
You are in good company, because a lot of liberal Christians agree with you.
What many liberal theologians believe about Jesus' death
Many liberal and some mainline Christian leaders believe that Jesus died during the crucifixion, did not resurrect himself, and was not bodily resurrected by God. At his death, his mind ceased to function and his body started the decomposition process. Returning to life a day and a half later would have been quite impossible. The story of having been wrapped in linen and anointed with myrrh seems to have been copied from the story of the death of Osiris -- the Egyptian God of the earth, vegetation and grain. The legend that he visited the underworld between his death and resurrection was simply copied from common Pagan themes of surrounding cultures. One example again was Osiris. "With his original association to agriculture, his death and resurrection were seen as symbolic of the annual death and re-growth of the crops and the yearly flooding of the Nile." 1
They also believe that Paul regarded the resurrection to be an act of God in which Jesus was a passive recipient of God's power. Paul did not mention the empty tomb, the visit by a woman or women, the stone, the angel/angels/man/men at the tomb, and reunion of Jesus with his followers in his resuscitated body. Rather, he believed that Jesus was taken up into heaven in a spirit body. It was only later, from about 70 to 110 CE when the four canonic Gospels were written, that the Christians believed that Jesus rose from the grave in his original body, and by his own power.
Later, perhaps after Paul's death, there was great disappointment within the Christian communities because Jesus had not returned as expected. They diverted their focus of attention away from Jesus' second coming. They studied his life and death more intensely. Legends without a historical basis were created by the early church; these included the empty tomb and described Jesus returning in his original body to eat and talk with his followers.
In previous centuries, almost all Christians believed in miracles as described in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). These included creation, the story of Adam and Eve, a talking serpent, the great flood of Noah, the drying up of the Red/Reed sea, a prophet riding on a talking ***, the sun stopping in the sky, etc. From the Christian Scriptures (New Testament), they believed in the virgin birth, the Christmas star, angels appearing to the shepherds, Jesus healing the sick, etc. Many, perhaps most, liberal Christians now believe that these stories are not to be interpreted literally as real events. Their faith has not been damaged by losing faith in the reality of these events. A growing number of liberals are now taking the final step by interpreting the stories of Jesus' resurrection and his appearances to his followers and to Paul as other than real events.
I find a lot of people think they are immortal and continue to live in another realm after death.