If we all knew for certainty we had eternal life....?
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If we knew that we would be here eternally, all people  over the world would be totally different. The idea that we are finite beings, seems to work out well for most of us. I personally would love to know that, through all of my efforts, that I will be in that final number. I want to be infinite and meet with the Lord because I followed his rules and treated my fellow persons with respect. I am a happy person because I am justified in the Lord. God Bless.
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god exists, if you doubt it, then you are human, if you don't, you're still human, there is no reason to question your beliefs or faith, nor to question the beliefs or faith of others, in the end we all will die, reguardless of what we believe, then all of our questions will be answered, be a good person either way, if there is no afterlife at least you'll have had a good life
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Some people say yes, but noone knows.\n\nAnd really, who cares? We are all equal to God.
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TexasCowgurl-Do you want to be 100% sure? Write me at my email at http://schneblin.com\n\nI can tell you with 100% assurance that I am saved. Why? Because it was something I could not do on my own. It was all done for me. I have true, 100% assurance because GOD promised it, and God never lies.
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Hello jc. .:)\n\nFor God So Loved the World..That He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but have Everlasting Life..Amen!!\n\nOur Creator Loved the world He created..He Loved us so much, He had to watch His only Son Jesus die on a cross, while we were yet sinner.. :(\n\nThose that do not trust that Jesus is the Son of God, they will not be with our Lord for eternity, but will perish.. :(\n\nIf we just believe and Trust the Lord our God with all of our hearts, we will have Everlasting Life with Him..for eternity.. :)\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ.. :)
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All day, every day.  If there is a God he did not intend for us to make war on ourselves.  We are all connected.  Every last human being and living entity in the entire Universe is connected.  We need to start believing that everyone has a Buddha nature.  We need to start spreading peace and be in harmony with ourselves, our fellow man and our environment,  We need to live each day like it is our last moment.  Because, everyone is dying.  We are very fortunate to be alive right here and now.  Unity is the key.  Is life taken for granted?  You betcha.
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Hi, and thanks for your thoughtful posting. It would be nice if we could all be depended upon to live in peace together. However, bad things happen to good people, and good acts get repaied by evil ones. This is the fallen nature of human beings, we are imperfect and can never be completly "good." \n\nTherefore, if there was an after-life, then were it to be filled with fallen beings like ourselves, it would not be any beter than our world today where genocide, rape, bigotry and the like are regular occurances. \n\nAll world religions except christiantiy have one thing in common. They require the beliver to work for their "redemption" and usually have no assurance of salvation after their death. Bhuddhism is no exception. The eight-fold path to enlightment requires one to act in the example Bhudda set, but give no assurance that this will lead to nirvana or life after death.\n\nChristianity acknowledges we have all fallen short. However, our Lord loved us so much that while we still did not know him, Christ humbled himself and became man. His life was perfect and sinless and his death was a sacrifice for the rest of us. His ressurection is proof that by simply "beliving in him" we can receive the assurance of salavation and life after death.\n\nPerhaps one reason that some Christians are so confrontational is becuase our way does not require the acts or works or sacrcifices that other religions do. We have a tremendous amount of freedom which may lead to hipocracy and poor behaviou. However, do not let the few bad apples turn you away from exploring the truth for yourself.
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Yes.  I would only hope that after living this life with whatever each of us experiences (good, bad, ugly), that life after death would be there for all of us and it would be glorious as God had intended for it to be.  There will be no hurt, no pain, no suffering, (no intolerable rude people :) ). There would be peace throughout and within. We may have the choice to return (reincarnate) and try again, as some say.  We may see past loved ones again.  I for one miss my dogs and my  friends & family members who have passed.
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I predict that I will live until the precise moment that I die.  I predict that, because I have no way of knowing what the future holds.  :o)\n\nThe only certainty in life is God.
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Thank goodness, yes we will!  Then, we live again for eternity!  So, don't fear death, as Jesus conquered death.  Go to church, learn about Jesus, and find salvation.
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Living forever is called eternal life.  This is something that God gives to all who believe Him.  It is a consequence of turning from self and turning to God.  I look forward to the end of this world and the start of "forever".
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We'll never know. And what's the point of knowing anyways? If you know you go to an afterlife paradise like heaven... won't you just kill yourself? If you know that you would go into another life, like reincarnation... you'll still forget everything you know now, so you wouldn't know that you've been through reincarnation in your new life... what do you know? This life may be your five thousandth reincarnation... what's the point of knowing if you'll forget in your new life?\n\nThese kind of questions are just there to let us ponder... let us know that we'll never know... yet still ponder...
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Yes eternity has already begun.\n\nMake sure it doesn't end for you.\n\nWe had a beginning and we can have an end, the second death.
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We can learn that every form of life is created to compliment and supplement the others - and that we must all learn to co-exist on Planet Earth, without unduly upsetting its natural ecological balance...\nThen our Earth itself would indeed become a true Heaven !
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What if he was all of us?
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I would choose to be omniscient.\n\nIf I knew all, I would theoretically be capable of not only knowing 'why I am here', but be able to do anything.\n\n:-)
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I believe we have one life on earth (no reincarnation) followed ultimately by the judgment after which we receive eternal life with God (sometimes called heaven) or separation from God (i.e., the negative afterlife, sometimes called hell).\n\nFor those who enter the positive afterlife, I think we will continue to grow and progress.\n\nCordially,\nJohn\nhttp://www.GodSci.org