Lets talk about death. As probably the oldest here, It would be reasonable to assume think about it a lot. No, not so much. Not after I figured it all out: the convictions to follow...
But I'll start out with a question to those who wish to discuss the subject:
Why would someone who believes they are going to heaven be fearful of death?
"Oh death, where is thy sting?"
Or, from "Porgy and Bess' "Tired of livin' afraid of dyin' "
Jesus is quoted as saying that he came that we have life and live it more abundantly.
I mean if you believe in a sort of heaven, have you ever dreamed you were there?
I had a dream recently (described in my Crazy Dreams thread in Social) where I had a chance to walk through a gateway to the "beyond" but there was no telling what was there. One might find a sort of dreamworld, or one might find, there was no conciousness at all beyond that point, so I wasn't about to go thorugh and find out. There would be no coming back. I was in a sort of half way world, floating, and everything was light and bright and pleasant and dreamy.
I wish Heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again I thought of you today but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which i'll never part. God has you in his arms.. I have you in my heart.
Having observed the different ways of life of many Christians and their observations of the Bible, I want to ask you all this question. Keep in mind, there is a difference.
Do you live to go to Heaven? Or do you live to evade Hell?
I have no answer to that question myself, because I live for neither one. It used to be both answers for me actually, but that is no longer the case.
