(August 30, 2018 at 11:06 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote:(August 30, 2018 at 10:18 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: No, it is an actual existance. What I said is that it is a state of being rather than a physical place.
Yes, we still enter with all the knowledge, memories, and experiences we have had in this life.
People who have lived terrible lives still enter the afterlife with the memory of their terrible lives. But the love of God (if they choose to accept it) will overwhelm them with complete fulfillment and complete joy. So it isn't that they won't remember their painful memories. But that it will no longer matter or be relevant. The person is now existing in complete joy and complete love. It will "cure" any pain or trauma they feel from their past life.
As for people with illnesses/disabilities, either physical or mental.... well, since only our souls go to the afterlife and not our bodies or our brains, any disease, illness, disability, etc, will no longer apply. The person with dementia, bi polar disorder, mental retardation, etc, will be able to experience existance clearly from that point on, as though they no longer have those diseases.
(Disclaimer: this is all my belief/opinion)
Once again, catholic doctrine states that you are wrong.
https://www.catholic.com/tract/resurrection-of-the-body
Abby, that is *after* Heaven. That will happen after the second coming of Christ, when everything on Earth will be restored. I am speaking of the time we have our souls only, the time between now and the second coming.
"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
