(August 25, 2018 at 8:58 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: First I want to point out that if a Christian is only following Jesus in this life for the sole purpose of attaining paradise, he/she is probably going about it the wrong way. We should be following Jesus because Jesus is good, and we desire goodness for it's own sake. Even if Heaven didn't exist at all, as humans, most of us naturally have a certain attraction and admiration towards that which is good.
As for what the afterlife will be like, exactly, that I don't know. It is a matter of faith. But we can deduce that IF God does in fact exist, and if God truly is goodness and love, then being completely consumed within Him will be the ultimate fulfillment.
Why do you need to follow anyone to be good though? I don't, and I consider myself to be a good person. Why are we constantly reminded that Jesus died for us and we can be saved by following him? I thought that the promise of an afterlife and the avoidance of hell was the whole point of being Christian otherwise why bother?
If God actually exists, and is truly good, then all truly good people should be rewarded regardless of what they believe.
