RE: An afterlife would be terrifying for me
December 19, 2020 at 12:41 pm
(This post was last modified: December 19, 2020 at 12:45 pm by Angrboda.)
(December 19, 2020 at 12:11 am)snowtracks Wrote: Spiritual beings exist beyond physical death. Some do not want to be under God's moral authority, and he will accommodate their wishes. For them, he will withdraw his involvement so that they will become untethered from his influence. If that appeals to you, then eternal separation would be your preferred choice. That choice would mean one would not know what the truth* is on any matter.
*John 14:6 - I am the way, the truth, and the life.
(December 19, 2020 at 2:22 am)Belacqua Wrote:(December 19, 2020 at 1:16 am)Apollo Wrote: Can you give some examples of such complex ideas of happiness in afterlife in Christianity? This is interesting.
I'm not saying that anyone should believe this. Only that the standard theological view of heaven in Christianity is not simply a pretty picture of an improved earthly life.
There may be an element of mistaking the finger for the moon here.