F A I T H A L I V E
Q U E S TI O N S B. E x pl o r e C hri sti a n r e s p o n s e s t o lif e’ s bi g q u e sti o n s
W h y a re we h e re? W h at i s t h e g o al o f li f e? C h ri sti a n s a r e m o n ot h ei st s, b eli e vi n g i n O n e G o d w h o c r e at e d t h e u ni v e r s e a n d all t h at i s i n it. C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e G o d c r e at e d h u m a n b ei n g s t o li v e i n u ni o n wit h G o d. F o r C h ri sti a n s t h at i s t h e g o al of lif e. S ai nt A u g u sti n e ( 3 5 4 – 4 3 0 C E) p ut t hi s cl e a rl y w h e n h e s ai d: ‘ Y o u h a v e m a d e u s f o r y o u r s elf, O L o r d, a n d o u r h e a rt s a r e r e stl e s s u ntil t h e y ti n d r e st i n y o u’.
K E Y C O N C E P T
To si n is t o fr e ely c h o os e t o d o w h at y o u k n o w is wr o n g or r ef us e t o d o w h at y o u k n o w is ri g ht.
H o w c a n I li v e a g o o d li f e? F o r C h ri sti a n s, li vi n g a g o o d lif e i s a b o ut b ei n g f ait hf ul t o t h e e x a m pl e of J e s u s, a v oi di n g si n a n d b ei n g o p e n t o G o d’ s f o r gi v e n e s s w h e n w e si n. C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at si n c o m e s b et w e e n h u m a n b ei n g s a n d G o d. It i s a n o b st a cl e p r e v e nti n g u s f r o m
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G D E B AT E li vi n g a g o o d lif e. B ei n g a w a r e of o u r h u m a n t e n d e n c y t o w a r d p ri d e a n d I N T H E Z O N E
si n, a s w ell a s b ei n g o p e n t o G o d’ s f o r gi v e n e s s a n d m e r c y, a r e u n d e r st o o d b y C h ri sti a n s a s k e y s t o li vi n g a g o o d lif e.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
W h at h a p p e n s w h e n I di e? T h e N e w T e st a m e nt off e r s i m p o rt a nt i n si g ht s i nt o t h e C h ri sti a n i d e a of t h e af t e rlif e . T h e i d e a s p r e s e nt e d i n t h e N e w T e st a m e nt a r e: •
Y o u r s o ul will s u r vi v e t h e d e at h of y o u r b o d y a n d b e u nit e d wit h a n e w a n d gl o ri ti e d b o d y li k e t h at of t h e ri s e n J e s u s.
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Y o u will e nj o y a w h ol e n e w ki n d of lif e b e c a u s e d e at h will n o l o n g e r h a v e a n y p o w e r o v e r y o u.
J u st a s t h e ri s e n J e s u s w a s still t h e s a m e p e r s o n t h e a p o stl e s h a d k n o w n b ef o r e hi s d e at h, s o y o u t o o will s u r vi v e d e at h wit h y o u r i n di vi d u al i d e ntit y i nt a ct.
F o r C h ri sti a n s, d e at h i s n ot t h e e n d. D e at h i s a m o m e n t of t r a n si ti o n , i. e. a c r o s si n g o v e r f r o m t hi s lif e t o t h e n e xt.
C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at, aft e r d e at h, w e a r e h el d a c c o u nt a bl e f o r o u r a cti o n s i n t hi s lif e. T h e y r ef e r t o t hi s a s t h e J u d g e m e n t . P e o pl e will b e j u d g e d b y t h e st a n d a r d s et b y J e s u s d u ri n g hi s p u bli c mi ni st r y. F oll o wi n g j u d g e m e nt, C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h e r e t o b e t h r e e p o s si bl e d e sti n ati o n s: •
H e a v e n G o d.
• • 2 0 4 i s a n e v e rl a sti n g st at e of p e rf e ct h a p pi n e s s a n d p e a c e i n t h e p r e s e n c e of
P u r g a t o r y i s a p r o c e s s of b ei n g m a d e p u r e. It p r e p a r e s y o u f o r e nt e ri n g h e a v e n. It f re e s y o u of all t h o s e t hi n g s t h at p r e v e nt y o u f r o m l o vi n g G o d a n d l o vi n g ot h e r p e o pl e.
H ell i s u n d e r st o o d t o b e a st at e of t ot al s e p a r ati o n f ro m G o d t h at l a st s f o r e v e r. H ell
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