Posted by tabitha on July 17, 2002, at 5:49:26
In reply to A rather long answer for Paxvox. » paxvox, posted by Dinah on July 14, 2002, at 12:12:16
> OK I do have one belief. And thank you for helping me clarify that distinction. I trust the Lord my God with all my being. And I trust him that whatever comes after death will be fitting. If there is no life after death, then I thank him with much joy for the chance at life he gave me here on earth. One sunset, one view from a mountaintop, one whiff of a baby.... Any one of those would be a gift far beyond my greatest expectation. And a life full of them is a treasure indeed. There is no need for him to offer me more after death. And if there is life after death, I trust him to make it exactly as it should be. It was our human conception of heaven I was questioning. Not our Maker's wisdom in creating one that will be more than we can ever hope for. Every thing that has ever lived has died. And I trust that God will not condemn every living thing to an unpleasant afterlife.
>Dinah, that is a really beautiful attitude toward the whole issue. I've known so many Christians who organize their beliefs around the yearning for heaven and the fear of hell which to me seems very sad.
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