(April 9, 2015 at 10:33 pm)datc Wrote: The demands of being fit to enjoy eternal life, the state of your self and your actions that soul-make you into a member of the kingdom of God, exceed the demands of a good temporal life that pays no heed to the somewhat more remote future.
As a result, the preparation for eternal life must be to that extent more grueling.
You keep going on and on about an eternal afterlife. Here's a more realistic look at what an eternal afterlife would be like:

Besides, if the eternal afterlife is so much better than this life, why aren't you in a hurry to get there?
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