RE: Eternal bliss
August 25, 2018 at 8:55 pm
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2018 at 8:57 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(August 25, 2018 at 10:03 am)IWNKYAAIMI Wrote:(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.
Well, if we think Christianity is true, then we should "bother" to follow it for that reason. Because we should seek and follow truth.
Yes, I do hope all people with truly good hearts will go to Heaven. Not my place to speculate, though.
(August 25, 2018 at 11:16 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: LR, you hijack and ruin every thread you touch.
Lol. Yes but only because people let him. I would just ignore completely.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
