Life can be filled with sorrow and the possibility of death. Ut is appointed to us once to die. Philosophers and religions have been invented in efforts to circumvent the Word of God.

Philosophers and psychologists try to make it appear there's some way out other than the path of Jesus. None of those leads anywhere.

Christ gave us answers to sin, sorrow and death. Christ alone is enduring and unchanging.

Other things may change but Christ stays unchangeable, steadfast and calm, ready to welcome all who will turn to Him and accept his blessings.

I don’t know why everyone is so paranoid about dying. You got a free life and now you can’t handle the idea that it might actually end. What’s the difference?

The gift of eternal life is seriously not all that attractive to me so I just don’t see the big deal about it.

You believe you came to be when you were born, and it didn’t seem to bother you that you didn’t exist prior to that, so what’s with the big deal about ceasing to exist when you die? It won’t be any different than it was before you were born.

Nothing gained, nothing lost.

This fear of death thing is really driving people over the edge.

I believe that when people die they either get reuinited with the Lord or stay separated from him. I want to walk with him here on earth and after I die and the same opportunity is given to all through Jesus. He is the way.

That's my belief and what I've found in the bible and through the churches I've attended at any rate. Maybe you'll find out about that some day too. I hope that you will.

I don’t believe it’s possible to be separated from my creator.

Who would I be if I could exist separate from God?

I’d have to be a God in my own right to do that.

You must think you’re pretty special if you believe you can exist without God.

Thats all well and good abra, but you can't put yourself on the same level as God.....Just because he created us in his own image does not mean we have or will ever have the same capabilities or insight as he does.....image is much different then being.

You absolutely must put yourself on the same level as God. Nothing else make any sense.

Whatever exists, exists.

There’s no need to place it into a hierarchy of power and control.

Why is it so important to you that someone be in charge? The ultimate authoritarian over all.

Why should that be important?

That’s an ego trip. There’s simply no need for it in a purely spiritual world. All spirits are egalitarian. There’s no need for a master baby sitter. It just isn’t necessary.

Because he is the creator of all....And he is God.....I am not God, you are not God, the trees are not God, the flowers are not God....Only God is God the one and only.....and no one is to worship any but Him and his Son....plain and simple....and he who does....shows arrogance....satan tried and we know what happens to him in the end.

You may as well be talking about Zeus and Apollo as far as I’m concerned. The story you are referring to makes absolutely no more sense to me, nor does it hold any more merit. To think that some guy and his son created the universe and are at war with a fallen angel is beyond absurd.

Moreover, the central focus on sin and salvation makes absolutely no sense to me personally. There is far more to life than sin and salvation. Most people do not desire to sin. It’s just not a factor in their life, yet the story you refer to places sin and salvation at such a pinnacle of importance that your God had to have his son crucified just to deal with the concept. Not to mention the earlier drowning due to the same theme.

It’s sin-centered myth. I don’t buy it for a second. There’s more to life than sin. Sin is the least of my worries. It just isn’t a major factor in my life. Therefore those ancient religions that are sin-based have nothing to offer me.

They are Abra. Think about those names.. Shalom

Well, sin's an issue, but so is God's love and concern for us. Don't forget that part of it, Abra. It's important.

I have no problem with God. I just don't believe in ancient mythologies is all.