If people do not want eternal life then they can just ask God to erase them from existence?
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I think Christianity is what Jesus taught. And Jesus said righteous in to the eternal life. It is very different than what many modern “Christians� claim.Seth wrote: But that is the very essence of Christianity. Do the right thing (almost infinite options) and go to heaven.
But is it not better to live in heaven than here on earth? I understand that it is not eternal life people are afraid of but if it takes many incarnations on earth to reach heaven then they migth say...it is not worse it...just erase me from existense?William wrote: [Replying to post 1 by ]
Waterfall: Would it not be better to give everybody eternal life?
William: From the information available to me, we are really Eternal Beings/aspects of an Eternal Being and thus, regardless of what we are told to believe about ourselves, we cannot have anything but eternal life/individual self consciousness forever.
We have simply always existed. We will simply always exist.
Waterfall: And then teach them what it demands? Love?
William: It may be that as The Eternal Being I have always known this as a natural aspect of my singular Self, and it is a natural aspect of our collective common sense as we go through the Human Experience.
Obviously as The Eternal Being, I designed this Universe Experience for the purpose of forgetting that I was an Eternal Being, and thus having to learn - through said experience among many other things - what Love is...and if I do not get it before the experience is up, there will be continued opportunity in the next phase of operation in which to continue with the lesson.
Waterfall: If people do not want eternal life then they can just ask God to erase them from existence?
William: It is not eternal life which people are fearful of, as far as I can tell.
An Eternal Entity cannot erase itself from existing.
What It can do though, is create scenarios in which It can at least experience having no memory of a prior existence and also put an end to that experience without knowing for sure if it will survive the event of its death.
Those are Reality Simulation Experiences which allow for The Eternal Entity to have as close a proximity to 'the real thing' as it can, because 'the real thing' cannot actually happen for it otherwise.
From that perspective it is clear that an Eternal Entity might want to sleep and dream for a while and learn from that what it will.
Waterfall wrote:Would it not be better to give everybody eternal life? And then teach them what it demands?
Waterfall wrote:If people do not want eternal life then they can just ask God to erase them from existence?
That is an entertaining story. Is it true?FWI wrote:Waterfall wrote:Would it not be better to give everybody eternal life? And then teach them what it demands?
No, it would not…Because, this has already happened to the created angels and a third of them are existing in rebellion to God's ways. They are incarcerated in the pits of darkness awaiting their judgment!
Another entertaining story.FWI wrote: Where, human beings were created "physical and mortal" for a reason! Which, is to be given a choice: life or death…Hence, for those who would choose not to believe in God and in the name of the Son of God, they will be shown mercy and put out of their misery.
You know this how?FWI wrote:Waterfall wrote:If people do not want eternal life then they can just ask God to erase them from existence?
It just doesn't work this way and never will!
Is this specified in some ancient literature (if so where exactly), or is it just something made up more recently (by whom)?FWI wrote: But, humans who rebel against God and His Son can be assured that they will be erased from existence and released from the nightmare the fallen angels will face…
Why do you think HE didn't?Waterfall wrote: Would it not be better to give everybody eternal life? And then teach them what it demands? Love?
This question presupposes that sin has no power over our minds and characters and that sinners choose from a desire to be morally good. There are many reasons a person might refuse to follow YHWH's commandment to love one another:
Is not eternal life rather given to the faithful who by their faith in Him receive His righteousness? Were we not elected to heaven in conformity with His mage before the foundation of the world and our sinful worldly lives?JehovahsWitness wrote: [Replying to post 9 by 1213]
Is eternal life not something God offers to the righteous?