[Serious] Comfort in Faith at Death

[Drich]

So, one of the only reasons why I'm not anti-theist is that I see a good reason why people are religious-comfort. I know that death is frightening, but my mother has been dying for six months and hasn't shed a tear. She knows she'll be with her dead family and god, the god she believes in, who is loving and kind. She is starting to see her aunt, who passed away a long time ago. That comforts her. I'll tell you what, I'm quite happy for her faith now that she's at the point of death. It has given her a coping mechanism that is deeply ingrained in her psyche. For her, Heaven awaits her. It's a beautiful thing. There isn't a single ounce of harm in it.

How do you feel about finding comfort in faith while dying? Please don't use my mother's situation as an example. I'm bound to take debate about it personally.

What or why people find comfort in death in God is because through out life God has been made evident, we see promises in the bible to us being kept as we move from trial to trial and towards the end greater understanding and wisdom opens a desire to go home. we see what the world is for what it is and as we get older we can understand why it is said this world is not our home. at some point it will be more desirable to go home than to remain here. For the faithful God has a way of transitioning us from a want to live to want to go home mentality. This sort of thing is not a faith thing as faith disolves into belief when you start working with God through your life's trials. you will begin to see him move and make things move in your life to help you spiritually grow till towards the end it is no long a simple belief but the next logical step in our development.

I can only imagine what it is like on the outside looking in without any knowledge of God at all. death must be a terrible thing. maybe that is why pop morality deems it the worst crime/sin (to cause premature death) 

Then I can also see why one would resent or hate the idea that God or anyone judges what you do is not good enough to in a since earn eternal life as well. but only if you could understand this is not the old testament and the idea of being good is not how it works. It is aboutrespecting Jesus and what he did to allow for us to enter heaven. we must acknowledge what he did and follow his teaching not out of obligation but love or if that word means the wrong thing, agape' (heart felt respect honor duty) To which Jesus only gave us two commands. Agape' the father with all that we are and treat others the way you want God to treat you. If you want forgiveness and to be accepted then you must forgive and accept.

Last coherent thing my dad and i discussed was if he did not wake u from the surgery he was ok with it. he felt his time in church (just this last year) he had done what he needed to do to move on.