II. Questioning [M.orals] ~ What would you do?
March 28, 2008 by [E.soteric]
A touch of religion:
You are on your way home from church when God appears before you. He looks at you and says,” I love you but, no matter what you do from now on, you will never make it to heaven.” Will you still be governed by the laws of the land?
Perhaps we don’t “make it” to heaven, rather heaven comes to us? –
Revelation 21:1-3 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”
I left this open, not for one particular religion, but to work with many. I do like the quote from revelations and I can see how you could interpret the question as a test from God. Therefore, not changing your stance in belief or actions.
But perhaps, the idea was revolved more along the lines of: “When your body dies, as does your soul, and there will be nothing left for you.”
How would you live your life from then on?
I was in church in sicily when I thought of this. Watching everyone, listening to what they were saying and singing, and wondering if this situation were to occur, would they really know the answer.
My answer with the Revelations quote came more from a desire to avoid being stuck within the parameters of your question. As James T Kirk said, “I don’t believe in the no-win scenario.” Now to your question more directly: I have found living life with goodness, kindness, self-sacrifice, and love toward others, as well as living by the laws of the land, create a positive energy that elevates my life, my relationships, and my outlook. I don’t follow God because I am worried about an afterlife, I follow God because the relationship with him is so profoundly fulfilling: John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Nice answer. I often wondered how many people would change their life completely around if faced with such a devastating situation. When placing myself in the scenario, and God appears before me, I now know for fact there IS a God. One question answered, now who can I help…
Thanks for your insight and thoughts! :)