Referring to The parable of the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31-46), Jesus taught that if Christians did not look after the needy. (Do as a functional Christian then they would be separated like the goats and the sheep in the story.
Ephesians (4: 7-9; the unity of the body) proves that heaven and hell exist “when he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him, he gave gifts to people”.
Christians believe that the afterlife is spiritual one because they believe that they don’t go there in a physical state (their bodies remain in a grave) but their souls go there instead, and heaven and hell are really states of mind.
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit they brought sin into the world, meaning that all people would be born with original sin. This meant that people would do more sinful things and human beings would be mortal and in the end die.
Jesus gave up his life on the cross showing his love for god (like ontological Christians) dieing for other peoples sins. When Jesus rose again he proved that it was true, that you could live with God for eternity in heaven or hell, proving again, there existence. Jesus taught that whoever did not abide by the rules of god would not enter heaven.
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies”. Jesus said that the person, who believes in him, will go to heaven (live), even though he is physically dead. The proof of heaven and hells existence because Jesus went and came back by the resurrection. Jesus taught that you can be forgiven and go to heaven whoever you are. In the time of Jesus Mathew was a tax collector and deprived the poor he changed his ways and became a true Christian working in the name of god and went to heaven. This teaches Christians in order to go to heaven you must change yourself in your actions and in your heart and truly believing in god.
"When he ascended to the heights,
he led a crowd of captives
and gave gifts to his people."[a]
romans 10 : 6-9
Notice that it says "he ascended." This means that Christ first came down to the lowly world in which we live. The bible teaches that there is a higher world which is heaven, a lowly world which is earth and a lower world which is hell.
“Explain how a particular belief in an afterlife may affect the way in which followers of this religion may live their lives”
If Christians believe that there is a heaven and hell then they will live there lives in the straight way always worshiping god. They may follow the 10 commandments in order to help them live life in a way which pleases god. all Christians believe that to go to heaven or hell they will be judged by God, if Christians believe in this then they will live there lives following i.e. the bible and serve god.
A functional Christian would do things like go to church regularly, give to charity. They would avoid sinning and make sure they live there lives to please god and follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
The functional Christian will go on there lives by obeying gods laws and following Jesus examples through actions and words. An ontological Christian would perform his acts of worship through prayer, thanking god or asking god for help. They might go to church or ask for prayer through someone closer to god e.g. the priest. Some bible teachings that support this are:
“So my council is: do not worry about things- food, drink and cloths for you already have life and a body and they are more important than what to eat or wear.” Matthew 6:25 this is where Jesus is saying that you shouldn’t worry about materialistic things like food and cloths like famous people are so materialistic because they feel they have to act a certain way. An ontological Christian might interpret this by saying Jesus believed that functional things but to concentrate on your life and your body as it is more important that what you do as actions.
“ and any who gives a home to brother, sister, father, mother, wife or children, to follow me shall receive 100 times as much in return and shall have eternal life” Matthew 19:29. Jesus says here that if someone gives up there home to anyone to follow him
will be rewarded in heaven. A functional Christian would argue to get to heaven you must perform acts of worship that make an impact on people. Meaning that giving up something like
A home to follow Jesus is an act of worship and the only way to get to heaven is by doing well.
In Matthew 6:31-32 Jesus says, “so don’t worry about food and clothing, why be like the heathens, for they take pride in all these things and are deeply concerned with the. But the heavenly father already knows perfectly well: that you need them and he will give them to you, if first you give him first place in your life, and live as wants you to”. A functional Christian would translate this that Jesus said we should more functional and do more good in our lives then will get good things. Whereas an ontological Christian would argue that Jesus believes that you shouldn’t worry about the functional and materialistic things, you will be rewarded if you worship and flourish in faith.
Christians believe that it is what you did in this life that determines what happens to you in the afterlife. A Christian will avoid sinning and repent to god when they do to evade hell and do well by following the way of Jesus to enter heaven. Some Christians believe that the judgement of there deeds, if they haven’t done enough repentance they might not go to heaven. This is because they don’t know what sins and good deeds they have done in there life.
If a Christian wants to get to heaven they could follow role models like Mother Teressa who help people through charity work. They could help actively if they cannot donate to help others.
“People should enjoy there lives and not worry what might happen next” do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have considerd
A Christian would use this quote as proof of what happens after we die: Revelation 20:13-15 “the sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the gave up the dead in them……. They were judged according to there deeds”. There in the bible it talks about the consequences of your deed, showing the significance of what we do in this life.
Teach us not to be
Sins are not what rule us
Being a onto fruit showing that a person filled wih a holy spiiit good fruit
Will inherit the kingdom o god
True freedom comes with limits
“People should enjoy their lives and not worry what might happen next” do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different view points. You must refer to the religion which you are studying in your answer.
I disagree with this argument because you do not know what is going to happen next and wheather there is a heaven or hell
Most Christian would not agree with that statement because all Christians believe that there is a heaven and hell and if no one worried about what happens next would be like saying do anything and don’t worry about the consequences.
A functional Christian would also disagree because they believe to get in heaven you need good deeds. I disagree with this statement I believe that if people live their lives not worrying what happens next they will face judgment and probably go to hell. On a Christians point of view there is sufficient evidence in the bible i.e Esphesions 4 :7-9 THE UNITY OF GOD “when he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him, he gave gifts to people”. This quote proves that heaven and hell exsists, but this is based on belief.
I can understand why someone would agree with this statement, if a person is atheist or believes that there isn’t a heaven or hell then the belief is no one has to worry about what happens next. A Christian supporting this argument might claim that you should enjoy life as long as you love god ontologically, in Romans 10:9 “if you confess that Jesus is lord and believe god raised him from death you will be saved” they believe God will forgive your sins and you will go to heaven.
A functional Christian might argue that if you enjoy your life now and displease god in doing so then you will go to hell, as Jesus portrayed the purpose of your actions and prayers should be whole heatedly and for the purpose of god
A Christian would use this quote as proof of what happens next - Revelation 20:13-15 13 “The sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the grave[a] gave up the dead in them. They were all judged according to their deeds. 14And death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death--the lake of fire. 15And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.” And that you do now depends on what happens to you in the afterlife.
