If god is real why go on living?

[Judas BentHer]

If god exists and Heaven is something hoped for, by those who are saved from their sins while they continue to live and sin, why do Christians go on living?
Why not escape the troubles of this sinful sin filled earth and find a way to kill themselves, so they can be with god in paradise forever?

While there are passages in the Bible that speak of the body as a temple of god and seem to imply suicide is not the answer, nothing expressly says don't kill yourself. And why should it? Jesus came to earth knowing full well it was a suicide mission, to take the worlds sins upon himself. Funny that, because there is still sin in the world.

Not to mention cause for the faithful to end it all being the book of Revelation. Chapter 7 and 20 respectively.(Revelation 20:15)Those destined to enter heaven, 144,000, have their names already written in the Book of Life. God's angels sealed the servants of god in their foreheads, (like the mark of the beast contained in the palm of the hands and the forehead.Nice.), so as to designate what members of what tribes of the House of Israel would enter Heaven.(Revelation 7:1-11)

That Christianity is nearly 3, 000 years old one would imagine given when the Book of Revelation was authored and that those 144,000 alluded to are spots already filled, even when Revelation was a prophetic book. And the 144,000 is a particular designation for those Jewish males who have never defiled themselves with women (Big oops there for Christian non-virgin gentiles), what's the point of living as a Christian?

The book that Christians believe is god's immutable word informs life is all for nothing, even for those saved, if they're not in keeping with that certain criteria to enter Heaven. Otherwise, per Revelation, no matter if they're saved those not in the number of that marked 144,000 (Sound familiar to JW's? ) , are to be thrown into the lake of fire.

So the destiny, orchestrated by omniscience, is set. So, why continue living according to the word, when the word says it's all for naught?

[Ace Otana]

While there are passages in the Bible that speak of the body as a temple of god and seem to imply suicide is not the answer, nothing expressly says don't kill yourself.

There's a loop hole in that. Reckless endangerment.

[Anomalocaris]

Because they are cowards who fear dying more than living as a slave to a long dead criminal of dubious sanity, that's why they are both afraid to kill themselves and afraid to lay down the dilusion of a happy afterlife after they eventually die.

Cowards who are afraid to even admit their own cowardess.

[Judas BentHer]

Of course you realize those sharks are atheists.

[Ace Otana]

Of course you realize those sharks are atheists.

Yep, ready to chew up those silly theists who think there's some kind of afterlife. They can't handle the truth!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXoNE14U_zM

[fr0d0]

Because Heaven is here and now too. "on earth, as it is in heaven".

[Judas BentHer]

That excerpt from the Lord's prayer just goes to back up the premise of the OP. "Thy will be done." Revelation declares his will was the marking of the elite, the select, 144,000 for inclusion in the Book of Life. While his will be done that all others be cast into the flames of Hell.


Notice how the crickets are chirping amid the Christians here who have yet to address the question.

[Emanuel]

Because I can still do a lot of stuff in this world.

[Ace Otana]

Earth is as close as you can come to a heaven. We're already at the maximum level. So if you die here, that's it. Your existence is over.

[Minimalist]

So go do it instead of annoying us with your bullshit!